2 | Voortrekker - Zulu Wars

Kerkenberg

Kerkenberg, Olivier’s Hoek Pass Area, Free State

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

Blijde Vooruitzicht

Blijde Vooruitzicht, Olivier’s Hoek Pass Area, KwaZulu-Natal

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

Doornkop

Doornkop, Chieveley Area, KwaZulu-Natal

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

Saailaager

Saailaager, Estcourt Area, KwaZulu-Natal

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

Rensburg Koppie

Rensburg Koppie, Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal

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

Veglaer

Veglaer, Estcourt Area, KwaZulu-Natal

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

Bloukrans

Bloukrans, Estcourt Area, KwaZulu-Natal

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

Ithaleni Battlefield

Ithaleni Battlefield, Mgungundlovu Area, KwaZulu-Natal

208 | April 1838 In April 1838 a Voortrekker Commando led by Uys and Maritz set out to recover the … Read More

Sooilaager

Sooilaager, Loskop Station Area, KwaZulu-Natal

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

Skiets Drift

Skiets Drift, Ladysmith/Winterton Area, KwaZulu-Natal

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

Danskraal

68 Park Lane, Ladysmith, 3370, South Africa

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

Wasbank Laager

Wasbank Laager, Wasbank, KwaZulu-Natal

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

Ncome Zulu Cultural Museum by NOMFUNDO NKOSI

ITHINK ITS WAS 2013 IVISITED AT INCOME AND IWAS DOING GRADE7 ON THAT TIME AT INKANYEZI YESIZWE I GO WITH SCHOOL TRIP ITS WAS LIT TO LEARN WITH UMLANDO....AND NOW IM OUT OF SCHOOL IM WORKING WISH SHOULD PAY A VISITS AGAIN SOON AS POSSIBLE WHE I GET MY LEAVE AT WORK

Doornkop by David (Bantjes) Haavik

Hi...can you send me the coordinates of Doornkop. And, was Jan Gerritze Bantjes at Doornkop when Retief left for Dingaans capital? Thank you. Please let me know. David

Ndondakusuka by Ndabezinhle Ngubane

I would like to comment on the etymology of the name Mandeni. in old Zulu the word (Mandi) means (amathambo) bones in today Zulu. So the formation of the name Mandeni came after bones were discovered many years after the battle. Thank you.