It was named in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. The town was named after King Dingane's royal homestead uMgungundlovu ( ...
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Apr 23, 2024 · Boers from the Cape Colony founded it in 1838 after a victory over the Zulus at Blood River and named it to honor their dead leaders Piet Retief ...
Pietermaritzburg was founded in 1838 and named after two leaders of the Voortrekkers Pieter Retief and Gerrit Maritz. The village was later taken over and ...
The Boers, who had left the Cape Colony and founded Pietermaritzburg as their capital in 1838, developed the locality largely as an agricultural village.
Feb 25, 2022 · It was founded in 1838 and named after two leaders of the Voortrekkers Pieter Retief and Gert Maritz, who had arrived here in 1837. The Village ...
Pietermaritzburg founded by Voortrekkers; named after Gerrit Maritz and Piet Retief. · October: Settlement becomes capital of the newly formed Natalia Republic.
Mar 9, 2023 · It was founded in 1838 and named after Pieter Retief and Gert Maritz, two leaders of the Voortrekkers who arrived in 1837. Later, the village ...
Pietermaritzburg was founded in 1838 and named for Piet Retief and Gert Maritz, Boer (Afrikaner) leaders of the Great Trek (see Trek, Great). The Boers made ...
The city was founded in 1838 by the Voortrekkers, Dutch-speaking settlers who migrated from the Cape Colony in search of land and freedom.
In 1838 Voortrekkers founded a village in the valley of the Msunduzi River. The Voortrekkers were Boers, mainly descendants of Dutch settlers making their Great ...