Zulu King Dingane orders his forces to attack the unsuspecting remaining parties of Voortrekkers in Natal

Date: 17 Feb 1838
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Zulu King Dingane orders his forces to attack the unsuspecting remaining parties of Voortrekkers in Natal. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010951

South African History Online (2011) 'Zulu King Dingane orders his forces to attack the unsuspecting remaining parties of Voortrekkers in Natal', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010951 (Accessed: 24 September 2026).

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"Zulu King Dingane orders his forces to attack the unsuspecting remaining parties of Voortrekkers in Natal." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010951. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Zulu King Dingane orders his forces to attack the unsuspecting remaining parties of Voortrekkers in Natal." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010951.