The Piet Retief Delegation massacre was a mass killing of 100 voortrekkers by the Zulu King Dingane in what is now KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The voortrekkers, led by Piet Retief who migrated into t
Memorial to the Piet Retief delegation massacre.
A voortrekker encampment resisting a unexpected attack by an impi of King Dingane, as depicted by Charles Bell
Battle of Blood River
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The Battle of Blood River, or Voortrekker–Zulu War, was fought on the bank of the Ncome River, in what is today KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa between 464 Voortrekkers, led by Andries Pretorius, and an e
Piet Retief Delegation massacre
…later found in Piet Retief's possession. It gave the voortrekkers the land between the Tugela River and Port St. Johns. This event eventually led to the Battle of Blood River and the eventual defeat and downfall of King Dingane. Despite warnings, Retief left the upper Tugela region, 28 January 1838, in the belief that he…
Entrance to the Battle of Blood River Monument in Kwazulu-Natal
The carronade used during the battle on an improvised carriage Andries Pretorius brought with him from the Cape.
Laager at the Blood River Memorial
A stone representation at the Voortrekker Monument of the Laager formed at the Battle of Blood River