Lang Hans van Rensburg
For other people named Janse van Rensburg, see Janse van Rensburg (surname).
| Lang Hans van Rensburg | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Great Trek | |
| Location | Djinjispruit, near modern day Inhambane, Mozambique |
| Date | July 1836 |
| Deaths | 49 |
| Perpetrators | impi's of Manukosi |
A map charting the routes of the largest trekking parties during the first wave of the Great Trek (1835-1840) along with key battles and events.
Survivors of Tregardt's trek evacuated by sea, 1839
Van Rensburg's route, after it separated from Tregardt's
Johannes Jacobus (Lang Hans) Janse van Rensburg (12 August 1779 – July 1836) was a leader of one of the early Voortrekker groups. His entire group of 51 people was massacred by an 'impi' of Manukosi near Inhambane. Only his two children were spared, as a result of an intervention by another Zulu warrior.[1] Included in the party was Nicholaas Balthasar Prinsloo, who was a Slagtersnek rebel, his wife, Petronella Maria Krugel/Kruger and their family. [2][3]
References
- ↑ http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/johannes-jacobus-janse-lang-hans-van-rensburg-leader-one-early-voortrekker-treks%C2%A0-born-s
- ↑ https://www.geni.com/people/Nicolaas-Balthasaar-Prinsloo/6000000003356184701?through=6000000023950718175.
- ↑ Visagie, Jan C., Voortrekkerstamouers 1835 - 1845. Protea Boekhuis. Pretoria. 2011. Page 406
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