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Departure from Pretoria

When
27 May 1874 (Alberts); 20 May 1874 (group)
Where
Pretoria district
Part of
First Dorsland Trekkers depart for Angola

Gert Alberts left Pretoria on 27 May 1874, while the first trek group's trek from the Pretoria district is dated 20 May 1874.

The elected leader Gert Alberts departed Pretoria on 27 May 1874. The group account dates the trek from the district Pretoria to 20 May 1874, a discrepancy preserved here. The group comprised 10 families and 60 persons, Boer settlers seeking political independence and better living conditions, and afterwards camped next to the Limpopo.

Sources

  1. Gert Alberts Wikipedia, revision of 2024-07-27
  2. Dorsland Trek Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-06

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