Category: Groot Trek

Categories: South African History | Voortrekkers

"The Great Trek (Afrikaans: Die Groot Trek; Dutch: De Grote Trek) was an eastward and north-eastward emigration away from British control in the Cape Colony during the 1830s and 1840s by Boere (Dutch/Afrikaans for "farmers"). The migrants were descended from settlers from western mainland Europe, most notably from the Netherlands, north-west Germany and French Huguenots. The Great Trek consisted of a total of about 2540 families under around 28 Voortrekker Leaders, and itself led to the founding of numerous Boer republics, the Natalia Republic, the Orange Free State and the Transvaal being the most notable." Cited from: WikiPedia.org Great Trek March 4, 2016.

Hermanus Wilhelmus Wessels 31 Dec 1805 Cabo de Goede Hoop - 14 Dec 1864

Frederik Wolmarans 15 Nov 1788 Rondebosch, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony [South Africa] - 28 Apr 1872

Hermanus Zietsman 01 Sep 1819 Uitenhage, Cape Province, South Africa - 15 Jun 1903

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