1839 |
July | 25 survivors of the Tregardt trek evacuated from Lourenço Marques |
October | Mpande flees into Natal with his followers |
December | 24th
Jervis evacuates Port Natal |
1840 |
January | 14th
Pretorius leads Beeste Commando over the Tugela |
January | 29th
Execution of Tambuza and Kombesana |
January | 30th
Nongalaza defeats Dingaan's army north of the Mkuzi river |
February | 14th
Mpande crowned King of the Zulus |
October | Loose federation between Natalia and the high veld republics formed |
December | 19th
Pretorius attacks Nkapi's kraals |
1842 |
March | British troops under Major Smith begin march on Port Natal |
April | 25th
Natalian Volksraad under influence of J. A. Smellekamp offers Natalia to King of the Netherlands |
May | 3rd
British troops reoccupy Port Natal |
23/24th
Battle of Congella |
June | 25th
Boer siege of Port Natal raised
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December | 12th
British Cabinet decide on annexation of Natal |
1844 |
April | 9th
Potgieter declared independence of Winburg-Potchefstroom |
1845 |
April | 30th
Battle of Zwartkoppies |
June | Potgieter treks to Ohrigstad |
December | Republic of Natalia formally ceased to exist |
1846 |
June-September | Factional strife at Ohrigstad begins to reach its peak |
1847 |
June | Potgieter leads reconnaissance across Limpopo and then revisits the Zoutpansberg district |
Pretorius leads burghers from Natal to high veld |
December | Sir Harry Smith becomes Governor of the Cape |
1848 |
(early) | Potgeiter's people migrate to the Zoutpansberg |
February | 3rd
Sir Harry Smith declares annexation of the Orange River Sovereignty |
August | 29th
Battle of Boomplaats |
1852 |
February | 17th
Sand River Convention |
March | 16th
Reconciliation of Potgieter and Pretorius |
August | Potgieter leads his last commando in Sekwatiland |
December | 16th
Potgieter dies |
1853 |
July | 23rd
Pretorius dies |
1854 |
February | 23rd
British abandon the Orange River Sovereignty |