1837 in South Africa

Events

Voortrekker Louis Trichardt arrives in Lourenço Marques, Mozambique
Separate administrative districts are granted to Port Elizabeth, Cradock and Colesberg
17 January Voortrekkers under Andries Potgieter, Piet Uys and Gerrit Maritz, helped by Rolong and Griqua tribes, defeat Ndebele at Mosega
2 February - Voortrekker leader Piet Retief publishes his Manifesto which sets out the reasons why the Voortrekkers are leaving the Cape Colony
28 March - Piet Retief and his followers leave the Cape Colony
23 April - Piet Retief orders Erasmus Smit to be ordained as a minister of the Voortrekkers, but meets with opposition because they consider him as being too old and sickly at 59
October - The voortrekkers under the leadership of Piet Retief arrived in Natal over the Drakensberg mountains after trekking overland from the Cape Colony during the Great Trek.

See Years in South Africa for list of References