Boers

Dick King statue in East London South Africa
Dick King (Richard “Dick” Phillip King) is a name that is memorable in South African history. One of 13 children he was born in Chatham England on the 28th November 1813 and together with his parents came to South Africa as part of the 1820 settlers program.  The family first […]

Dick King

The Great Trek South Africa
The Great Trek of colonists from the Cape, South Africa in the 1800’s and the reasons for it

The Great Trek

Boer war
The Boer War is also known by many other names. It has been called the Second Boer War, or the Anglo Boer War or even the South African War. The first Boer War was a somewhat short conflict that came about when the Dutch settlers of the Transvaal rebelled against […]

The Boer War

Battle of Blood River South Africa
The story of the historical battle of Blood River between the Zulus and the Voortrekkers

Battle of Blood River