Crossing of the Drakensberg
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The Crossing of the Drakensberg was a pivotal 1830s Voortrekker passage over South Africa’s Drakensberg mountains that opened the way for Boer settlement into the interior during the Great Trek.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century event in South Africa
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Voortrekker migration route → historical event → |
| associatedWith |
Boer expansion
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frontier conflicts in 19th-century South Africa → |
| category |
History of South African frontiers
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History of the Great Trek → |
| cause |
Voortrekker desire to leave the Cape Colony
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search for land and autonomy by Boer settlers → |
| chronologicalOrderWithin |
later phase of the Great Trek
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| country |
South Africa
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| endTime |
1838
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| ethnicContext |
Afrikaners
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| followedBy |
Boer settlement in the interior regions north of the Drakensberg
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| hasPart |
Voortrekker passage over the Drakensberg mountains
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| historicalContext |
northward expansion of Boer settlement
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| historicalEra |
colonial era in South Africa
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| languageOfParticipants |
Afrikaans
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Dutch → |
| locatedIn |
Free State
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KwaZulu-Natal → |
| location |
Drakensberg
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| mountainRangeCrossed |
Drakensberg mountains
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| movementType |
overland migration
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| participant |
Boer settlers
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Voortrekkers → |
| partOf |
Great Trek
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| precededBy |
Voortrekker departure from the Cape Colony
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| relatedTo |
Afrikaner nationalism (historical roots)
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Boer republics in the interior of South Africa → |
| result |
Boer access to the South African interior
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establishment of Boer communities beyond the Drakensberg → |
| significance |
opened route for Boer settlement into the interior of South Africa
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pivotal phase of the Great Trek → |
| startTime |
1837
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| terrain |
mountain pass
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| timePeriod |
1830s
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Great Trek
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significantEvent |