Events on February 17 in history

Weenen massacre (February 17, 1838)

Weenen massacre: Hundreds of Voortrekkers along the Blaukraans River, Natal are killed by Zulus.

The Weenen massacre (Afrikaans: Bloukransmoorde) was the massacre of Khoikhoi, Basuto and Voortrekkers by the Zulu Kingdom on 17 February 1838. The massacres occurred at Doringkop, Bloukrans River, Moordspruit, Rensburgspruit and other sites around the present day town of Weenen in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province.

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Events on February 17 in history

Weenen massacre (February 17, 1838)

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Queen Victoria

Puget Sound

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Extermination Order (Mormonism)