Menu
✦ Contribute to SAHO

Piet Retief

King Dingane ka Senzangakhona
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

King Dingane ka Senzangakhona

King of the Zulus (1828 – 1840)

Read more
Origins of the Battle of Blood River 1838
Article
Jun 08, 2011

Origins of the Battle of Blood River 1838

The Great Trek and the advent of the Mfecane The origins of the battle are a matter of considerable debate. The backg...

Read more
Piet Retief’s Great Trek manifesto is completed
Event
Mar 16, 2011

Piet Retief’s Great Trek manifesto is completed

Piet Retief completes the manifesto that sets out the reasons why the Voortrekkers are leaving the Cape Colony. It is pu...

Read more
The possessions of Piet Retief are auctioned
Event
Mar 16, 2011

The possessions of Piet Retief are auctioned

Piet Retief's visit to Dingane's kraal in October 1837 was the beginning of an eventful relationship between the Zulu an...

Read more
Third Voortrekker Town Established
Event
Mar 16, 2011

Third Voortrekker Town Established

Regulations were proclaimed for the layout of Pietermaritzburg, the third Voortrekker town and the first in Natal. It wa...

Read more
Event
Nov 11, 2011

Piet Retief, Voortrekker leader who was murdered by Zulu king Dingane at Ungungundlovo, is born on the farm Soetendal, Wagenmak

Piet Retief, Voortrekker leader who was murdered by Zulu king Dingane at Ungungundlovo, is born on the farm Soetendal, W...

Read more