Battle of Blood River

Know Your Real White History: The Battle of Blood River (1838)

Posted on 15 May 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

The Battle of Blood River (16 December 1838) was fought on the bank of the Ncome River, in what is today KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa between 464 Voortrekkers, led by Andries Pretorius, and an estimated 25,000 to 30,000 Zulu. / Estimations of casualties amounted to over 3,000 of King Dingane’s soldiers dead, including two Zulu…

Know Your White South African History: The Battle of Blood River (1838)

Posted on 19 December 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

On This Day in History: The Battle of Blood River I find it fascinating that white settlers fighting off savages to try and make a better life for their families is not just a purely American story! Manifest Destiny applies to White’s Everywhere! For further reading on the subject, check out Origins of the…

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