Boer migration (Great Trek)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Boer_migration_(Great_Trek)
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Great_Trek
gptkbp:cause dissatisfaction with British colonial rule
gptkbp:culturalHeritage commemorated by the Voortrekker Monument
gptkbp:endDate 1846
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Boer migration (Great Trek)
gptkbp:impact influenced Afrikaner identity
reshaped demographics of South Africa
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Piet_Retief
gptkb:Hendrik_Potgieter
gptkb:Andries_Pretorius
gptkb:Gerrit_Maritz
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees approximately 12,000
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Boers
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Voortrekker_movement
gptkb:Battle_of_Blood_River
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Zulu_Kingdom
gptkbp:result conflict with indigenous peoples
formation of Boer republics
establishment of the Orange Free State
establishment of the South African Republic (Transvaal)
gptkbp:significance major migration in South African history
gptkbp:startDate 1835
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Transvaal_region
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8