1837 in South Africa

See also: 1836 in South Africa, other events of 1837, 1838 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

Events

• Voortrekker leader Piet Retief publishes his Manifesto
• Voortrekkers under Andries Potgieter and Piet Uys, helped by Rolong and Griqua tribes, defeat Ndebele at Mosega
• Voortrekker Louis Trichardt arrives in Lourenco Marques, Mozambique
• Separate administrative districts are granted to Port Elizabeth, Cradock and Colesburg
• 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

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Deaths

See also: 1837 in South Africa, 1836 in South Africa, 1837, 1838 in South Africa, 23 April, 28 March, Andries Potgieter, Cape Colony, Colesburg, Griqua