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Facts

Also Known As	Boer Great Trek • Groot Trek
Date	1835 - c. 1845
Location	South Africa
Participants	Voortrekker

Topics

Voortrekker Transvaal Natal Cape Colony Transorangia

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South Africa: The Great Trek

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Andries Pretorius, portrait (artist unknown).

Andries Pretorius

Boer South African leader

Andries Hendrik Potgieter

Boer leader

Piet Retief

Piet Retief

Boer leader