2 | Voortrekker - Zulu Wars

201 | 21st October 1837 The Trekkers reached this site in mid October and stayed through till mid November, sending … Read More

202 | This monument stands on the top of Retief’s Pass and is the point where his party stood and … Read More

203 | 10th January Onwards – Chieveley Area near N3/R74 junction Retief arrived at this laager site on the 10th … Read More

204 | 12 February 1838 The Zulus attacked the Voortrekker laagers in the Bushman’s River area after the execution of … Read More

205 | 17 February 1838 Marthinus Oosthuyse became one of the heroes of the Trek when on the 17th February … Read More

206 | The site of a three day attack by Zulus on the Voortrekkers’ laager (13-15 February 1838). The actual … Read More

207 | After the execution of Retief and his men at Mgungundlovu, King Dingane despatched his junior regiments to drive … Read More

209 | 19th June to 1838 Maritz built a defensive laager using sods to build a wall underneath the wagons. … Read More

210 | This drift was used by many Voortrekker parties including those of Maritz and Uys when they first entered … Read More

211 | The story has it that Pretorius’ Commando stopped here on its way to Blood River and a Dance … Read More

212 | It is at this laager on the 7th Dec 1838 that Pretorius, Landman and Cilliers formulated the “The … Read More

214 | Piet Retief and his party were executed here on the orders of King Dingane. The Memorial is near … Read More

215 | 27 December 1838 When the Wenkommando reached Mthonjaneni, they were deceived by a Zulu named Bongoza into believing … Read More

216 | After the British occupation of Natal in 1842 many of the Trekkers decided to migrate either back over … Read More

217 | 17 February 1838 Marthinus became one of the heroes of the Trek when on the 17th February 1838, … Read More