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battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Vegkop

Battle of Vegkop was a battle fought on 16 October 1836 in what is now South Africa. It was part of Great Trek. The recorded result: Voortrekker victory. Recorded strength: 35 mounted infantry against About 4,000 – 5,000 spearmen.

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Marble relief of the Voortrekker Monument on the history of the Boers during the Great Trek.
Marble relief of the Voortrekker Monument on the history of the Boers during the Great Trek.. Anagoria, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought16 October 1836
WhereSouth Africa27.477S, 27.914E
OutcomeVoortrekker victory
Belligerents25px VoortrekkersagainstMatabele
Casualties and losses2 deadand400–500 dead
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Record

Date16 October 1836
PlaceSouth Africa
27.477S, 27.914E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength35 mounted infantryAbout 4,000 – 5,000 spearmen
Casualties and losses2 dead400–500 dead
Commanders
  • Andries Potgieter
  • Mzilikazi
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Battle of Vegkop is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 92 in present-day South Africa.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2890303, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vegkop, revision 1370592279, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.