The remaining Voortrekkers had elected a new…

December 1838 CE

The remaining Voortrekkers had elected a new leader, Andries Pretorius, after which Dingane suffers a crushing defeat at the Battle of Blood River on December 16, 1838, when he attacks a group of four hundred and seventy Voortrekker settlers led by Pretorius.

An estimated three thousand Zulus are killed, while three Voortrekkers are slightly wounded.

Dingane's commander at the battle is Ndlela kaSompisi.

Following this defeat, Dingane burns his royal household and flees north.

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Blood River, Battle of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa View →

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Andries Pretorius View → Dingane View → Mpande View →

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Zulu people View → Afrikaners View → Boers View → Zulu, Kingdom of the View →

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Great Trek View → Blood River, Battle of View → Boer-Zulu War of 1838-39 View →

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