Gov. George Napier wants to cut off the Voortrekkers from the harbour in Port Natal and sends Capt. Smith with 125 men by land

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South African History Online. (2012, May 3). Gov. George Napier wants to cut off the Voortrekkers from the harbour in Port Natal and sends Capt. Smith with 125 men by land. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082538

South African History Online (2012) 'Gov. George Napier wants to cut off the Voortrekkers from the harbour in Port Natal and sends Capt. Smith with 125 men by land', South African History Online, 3 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082538 (Accessed: 25 July 2026).

South African History Online, Gov. George Napier wants to cut off the Voortrekkers from the harbour in Port Natal and sends Capt. Smith with 125 men by land [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082538, (accessed 25 July 2026).

"Gov. George Napier wants to cut off the Voortrekkers from the harbour in Port Natal and sends Capt. Smith with 125 men by land." South African History Online, 3 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082538. Accessed 25 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Gov. George Napier wants to cut off the Voortrekkers from the harbour in Port Natal and sends Capt. Smith with 125 men by land." South African History Online. May 3, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082538.