17 January 1837
Voortrekkers defeat the Ndebele at Mosega
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- 2 May 2019
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South African History Online. "Voortrekkers defeat the Ndebele at Mosega." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010946.
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