1837 in South Africa

1837 in South Africa

"See also:"
1836 in South Africa,
other events of 1837,
1838 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

* Voortrekker Louis Trichardt arrives in Lourenco Marques, Mozambique
* Separate administrative districts are granted to Port Elizabeth, Cradock and Colesburg
* 17 January Voortrekkers under Andries Potgieter, Piet Uys and Gerrit Maritz, helped by Rolong and Griqua tribes, defeat Ndebele at Mosega
* 2 February - Voortrekker leader Piet Retief publishes his Manifesto which sets out the reasons why the Voortrekkers are leaving the Cape Colony
* 28 March - Piet Retief and his followers leave the Cape Colony
* 23 April - Piet Retief orders Erasmus Smit to be ordained as a minister of the Voortrekkers, but meets with opposition because they consider him as being too old and sickly at 59
* October - The voortrekkers under the leadership of Piet Retief arrived in Natal over the Drakensberg mountains after trekking overland from the Cape Colony during the Great Trek.

References

See Timeline of South African history for list of References


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