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Emigration of some 12,000 – 14,000 Boers (see Afrikaners) from Cape Colony (South Africa) between 1835 and the early 1840s, in rebellion against British policies and in search of fresh pasturelands. The trek, regarded by Afrikaners as the origin of their nationhood, enabled the settlers to establish temporary military supremacy over the Xhosa, to penetrate into Natal and the Highveld, and to expand white settlement north to the Limpopo River. See also Andries Pretorius.

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Trek, Great (trĕk), the journey by Afrikaner farmers (Boers) who left the Cape Colony to escape British domination and eventually founded Natal, Transvaal, and the Orange Free State. Trek is an Afrikaans term, originally meaning a journey by ox wagon. In this most famous trek, 12,000 Boers left the Cape between 1835 and 1843. The Voortrekkers (as these Boers are known) migrated beyond the Orange River. After defeating resident Africans, most remained in the highveld of the interior, forming isolated communities and small states.

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See E. Walker, The Great Trek (5th ed. 1965).

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The word trek has entered the English language as one of few words derived from Afrikaans. It means a long, hard journey, and is derived from the Dutch trekken (meaning to pull or haul).

Trek or trekking may refer to:

Outdoor recreation

History of South Africa

Brands and franchises


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