The Voortrekkers were trekking over and occupying Zulu lands in much the same way American homesteaders had done 50 years before in the US. -The Zulus, like the Indians, didn't like this.
The Dutch settlers called themselves Voortrekkers
De Voortrekkers was created in 1916.
I'm not sure but I think it was the Voortrekkers.
The Voortrekkers (Boere) and those dirty Zulus.
The Voortrekkers were trekking over and occupying Zulu lands in much the same way American homesteaders had done 50 years before in the US. -The Zulus, like the Indians, didn't like this.
Because there were more British soldiers than Voortrekkers and they were not soldiers, they also had families to care for.
Jan Schipper has written: 'Voortrekkers achterblijvers' -- subject(s): Apartheid, Race relations 'Becoming Frauds'
The Voortrekkers began in 1835 from all over Cape province and southern areas nearby. They trekked north east with huge wagons usually pulled by 4 oxen.
Originally they were employees of the Dutch East India company but when they left the employ of the company they were called Vryburgers, literally Free citizens.
The Dutch settlers called themselves Voortrekkers
Bingo Mbonjeni has: Played Abraham in "Sononder" in 1971. Performed in "Rogue Lion" in 1972. Played Dingaan in "Die Voortrekkers" in 1973. Performed in "Pens en Pootjies" in 1974. Performed in "Suster Teresa" in 1974. Played Cash General in "Forever Young, Forever Free" in 1975.
Historians have identified various factors that contributed to the migration of an estimated 12,000 Voortrekkers to the future Natal, Orange Free State and Transvaal regions. The primary motivations included discontent with the British rule:Anglicisation policiesrestrictive laws on slavery and its eventual abolitionarrangements to compensate former slave ownersthe perceived indifference of British authorities to border conflicts along the Cape Colony's eastern frontier.
Julius Royston has: Performed in "A Kract Affair" in 1916. Performed in "The Splendid Waster" in 1916. Performed in "The Gun-Runner" in 1916. Played Louis Perreira in "De Voortrekkers" in 1916. Performed in "A Story of the Rand" in 1916. Performed in "The Silver Wolf" in 1916. Played The Villain (Lorenzo Marks) in "And Then ---" in 1917. Played Jacques Le Toq in "The Symbol of Sacrifice" in 1918.