2 | Voortrekker - Zulu Wars

Blood River Battlefield

Blood River Battlefield, Dundee Area, KwaZulu-Natal

213 | 16 December 1838 On the 16 December 1838 the Zulu Army numbering some 12 000 warriors and led … Read More

Grave of Piet Retief

Grave of Piet Retief, Ulundi Area, KwaZulu-Natal

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

Ophathe Battlefield

Ulundi Area, Part of Emakhosini Opathe Park, KwaZulu-Natal

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

Barefoot Lady

Barefoot Lady, Olivier’s Hoek Pass Area, KwaZulu-Natal

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

The Grave of Marthinus Oosthuyse

The Grave of Marthinus Oosthuyse, Winterton Area, KwaZulu-Natal

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

Fort Prospect by Sanja

Thank you! It is most interesting! We appreciate your effort!

Fort Mistake by Steve Chapple

We stayed there once or twice on the way from Bulawayo to Uvongo on the South Coast. This was in the mid to late 60s. I was a child at the time. I remember a small dam on the property that had some type of waterfowl. I think we walked up to see the fort.

Rensburg Koppie by Jan

Gooday, I have studied a lot of history concerning this heroic deed but cannot find reverence about the girl that he rescued ? Is there more information ? Thank you Jan.