Timeline February 1838

Events in February 1838 1

• 1838 Piet Retief and Voortrekker Delegation Killed by Zulu Forces Zulu king Dingane orders the killing of Boer negotiators Zulu king Dingane had Voortrekker leader Piet Retief and roughly seventy of his men killed at the royal kraal of uMgungundlovu after a land treaty negotiation. The killings triggered further Zulu attacks on Voortrekker encampments in Natal. The episode became a defining grievance driving Boer military retaliation later that year.