Piet Retief Delegation massacre

1838 CE.

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The Piet Retief Delegation massacre was a mass killing of 100 voortrekkers by the Zulu King Dingane in what is now KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The voortrekkers, led by Piet Retief who migrated into the region of Natal in 1837 and negotiated a land treaty in February 1838 with King Dingane. Upon realizing the ramifications of the imposed contract, the monarch decided to betray the Voortrekkers, killing the delegation including Piet Retief on 6 February 1838. The land treaty was later found in Piet Retief's possession. It gave the voortrekkers the land between the Tugela River and Port St. Johns. This event eventually led to the Battle of Blood River and the eventual defeat and downfall of King Dingane.

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