Voortrekkers

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The Voortrekkers were Dutch-speaking Boer pioneers who migrated inland from the Cape Colony during the 1830s–1840s Great Trek, founding independent republics and playing a central role in early Afrikaner history.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical ethnic group ⓘ
pioneer community ⓘ
associatedWith Boer commandos ⓘ
linked to: Boer forces

trekboers ⓘ
commemoratedBy Voortrekker Monument ⓘ
commemoratedIn Day of the Covenant ⓘ
Day of the Vow ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Cape Colony ⓘ
culturalSymbolOf Afrikaner identity ⓘ
economicActivity pastoral farming ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
engagedIn Battle of Blood River ⓘ
conflicts with Ndebele ⓘ
conflicts with Zulu Kingdom ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Afrikaners ⓘ
ethnicity Boer ⓘ
linked to: Afrikaners
founded Orange Free State ⓘ
South African Republic ⓘ
heritageLanguage Afrikaans ⓘ
ideology frontier republicanism ⓘ
influenced Afrikaner cultural traditions ⓘ
development of Afrikaans language ⓘ
language Cape Dutch ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ
memorialLocation Pretoria ⓘ
migratedFrom Cape Colony ⓘ
migratedTo Natal ⓘ
Orange Free State region ⓘ
linked to: Orange Free State

Transvaal region ⓘ
linked to: Transvaal

interior of Southern Africa ⓘ
movement Great Trek ⓘ
notableLeader Andries Pretorius ⓘ
Gerrit Maritz ⓘ
Hendrik Potgieter ⓘ
Piet Retief ⓘ
opposed British colonial rule in the Cape Colony ⓘ
playedRoleIn early Afrikaner nationalism ⓘ
formation of Boer republics ⓘ
politicalOrganization elected field commandants and leaders ⓘ
reasonForMigration desire for land ⓘ
desire for political independence ⓘ
dissatisfaction with British rule ⓘ
region Southern Africa ⓘ
religion Calvinism ⓘ
Dutch Reformed Church ⓘ
socialStructure patriarchal family units ⓘ
timePeriod 1830s ⓘ
1840s ⓘ
usedTransport ox-wagon ⓘ

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Referenced by (67)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Blood River → belligerent → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Battle of Blood River → decisiveFor → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Orange River Trek → hasParticipant → Boer settlers ⓘ
linked to: Voortrekkers
Orange River Trek → hasParticipant → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Day of the Vow → associatedGroup → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Andries Hendrik Potgieter → led → Voortrekker commandoes ⓘ
linked to: Voortrekkers
Andries Hendrik Potgieter → associatedWith → Boer frontier society ⓘ
linked to: Voortrekkers
Transvaal Trek → hasParticipant → Boer settlers ⓘ
linked to: Voortrekkers
Transvaal Trek → relatedTo → Voortrekker movement ⓘ
linked to: Voortrekkers
Murder of Piet Retief → ethnicContext → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Murder of Piet Retief → involvedParty → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Natalia Republic → establishedBy → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Natalia Republic → establishedBy → Boer settlers ⓘ
linked to: Voortrekkers
Hall of Heroes frieze → depicts → Voortrekker wagons ⓘ
linked to: Voortrekkers
Xhosa Wars → mainParticipants → Boer settlers ⓘ
linked to: Voortrekkers
Mpande kaSenzangakhona → alliance → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Cetshwayo kaMpande → conflictWith → Boer settlers ⓘ
linked to: Voortrekkers
Boer–Zulu conflicts → hasParticipant → Boer settlers ⓘ
linked to: Voortrekkers
Lydenburg → foundedBy → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Orange River Sovereignty → ethnicGroups → Boer settlers ⓘ
linked to: Voortrekkers
Boer Republic of Natalia → founder → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Boer Republic of Natalia → primaryPopulation → Boer settlers ⓘ
linked to: Voortrekkers
Blood River → battleBelligerentAtSite → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Weenen massacre → targetedGroup → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Weenen massacre → relatedTo → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Blood River Monument → battleOpponents → Voortrekker forces ⓘ
linked to: Voortrekkers
Retief’s Manifesto → associatedWith → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Retief’s Manifesto → relatedTo → Voortrekker movement ⓘ
linked to: Voortrekkers
Boer republics → formedBy → Boer Voortrekkers ⓘ
linked to: Voortrekkers
Battle of Italeni → belligerent → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Pretorius family → associatedWith → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Natalia Republic → ethnicGroup → Voortrekkers ⓘ
subject linked to: Natalia
Natalia Republic → establishedBy → Voortrekkers ⓘ
subject linked to: Natalia
Hlubi people → historicalInteractionWith → Boer settlers ⓘ
linked to: Voortrekkers
Klerksdorp → foundedBy → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Ncome River → associatedWith → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Piet Uys → participantIn → Voortrekker campaigns in southeastern Africa ⓘ
linked to: Voortrekkers
Battle of Maqongqo → supportedBy → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Natal region → colonialPower → Boer settlers ⓘ
linked to: Voortrekkers
Winburg → foundedBy → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Marota Empire → engagedInConflictWith → Boer settlers ⓘ
linked to: Voortrekkers
Trekkers → selfDesignation → Voortrekkers ⓘ
Ncome-Blood River conflict of 1838 → conflictBetween → Voortrekker settlers ⓘ
linked to: Voortrekkers