Great Trek
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The Great Trek was a 19th-century migration of Dutch-speaking Afrikaner settlers who moved inland from the British-controlled Cape Colony to establish independent Boer republics in southern Africa.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Trek canonical | 40 |
| Great Trek (1830s–1840s) | 1 |
| Great Trek centenary commemoration | 1 |
| Great Trek era | 1 |
| Great Trek in art | 1 |
| Groot Trek | 1 |
| History of the Great Trek | 1 |
| Voortrekker movement | 1 |
| Voortrekkers | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afrikaner history event
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ migration ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Trek
ⓘ
surface form:
Groot Trek
|
| cause |
British abolition of slavery in the Cape Colony
ⓘ
dissatisfaction with British rule in the Cape Colony ⓘ imposition of English law and language in the Cape Colony ⓘ |
| chronology | 19th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Day of the Vow
ⓘ
surface form:
Day of the Covenant
Day of the Vow ⓘ Voortrekker Monument ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | foundational myth in Afrikaner nationalism ⓘ |
| endTime | 1846 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Battle of Blood River
ⓘ
Battle of Blood River ⓘ
surface form:
Voortrekker–Zulu conflict
establishment of Boer republics ⓘ expansion of white settlement into the South African interior ⓘ founding of the Orange Free State ⓘ founding of the South African Republic ⓘ increased conflict with African polities ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Natal
ⓘ
surface form:
Natal Trek
Orange River Trek ⓘ Transvaal Trek ⓘ |
| involves |
ox-wagon convoys
ⓘ
trekboers ⓘ |
| languageOfParticipants |
Dutch
ⓘ
Proto-Afrikaans ⓘ |
| location |
Cape Colony
ⓘ
Southern Africa ⓘ interior of South Africa ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Afrikaners ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire for political independence from Britain
ⓘ
desire to preserve Afrikaner culture and religion ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British Empire
ⓘ
Ndebele under Mzilikazi ⓘ Zulu Kingdom ⓘ |
| participant |
Dutch settlers
ⓘ
surface form:
Boers
Dutch-speaking Afrikaner settlers ⓘ Afrikaners ⓘ
surface form:
Voortrekkers
|
| partOf | history of South Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Calvinism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Blood River
ⓘ
Crossing of the Drakensberg ⓘ Murder of Piet Retief ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Andries Hendrik Potgieter
ⓘ
Andries Pretorius ⓘ Andries Hendrik Potgieter ⓘ
surface form:
Gerrit Maritz
Andries Hendrik Potgieter ⓘ
surface form:
Hendrik Potgieter
Piet Retief ⓘ |
| startTime | 1835 ⓘ |
Referenced by (48)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Groot Trek
this entity surface form:
Voortrekkers
subject surface form:
Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger
this entity surface form:
Voortrekker movement
this entity surface form:
History of the Great Trek
this entity surface form:
Great Trek centenary commemoration
this entity surface form:
Great Trek in art
this entity surface form:
Great Trek (1830s–1840s)
subject surface form:
Andries Hendrik Potgieter
this entity surface form:
Great Trek era