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The historical event

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The historical event

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 =The historical event=
-[[Bloedrivier]] (English: [[Blood River]]) is the most commonly found reference to the seminal [[Geveg van Bloedrivier]] (i.e. the [[Battle of Blood River]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blood_River]) of 1838, in which the Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius and his Boer fighters fought off and conquered the Zulu forces ("impis") of Dingaan (or Dingane).
+[[Bloedrivier]] (English: [[Blood River]]) is the most commonly found reference to the seminal [[Slag van Bloedrivier]] (i.e. the [[Battle of Blood River]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blood_River]) of 1838, in which the Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius and his Boer fighters fought off and conquered the Zulu forces ("impis") of Dingaan (or Dingane).
 ==Commemoration of the event and its cultural impact==

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−	[[Bloedrivier]] ("[[Blood ~~river~~]]", or "the river of blood") can be a reference to the physical river in Kwa-Zulu-Natal, to a historical event that rtook place on the river (and give it its name), or to a number of works bearing the title about or referring to the event.	+	[[Bloedrivier]] ("[[Blood River]]", or "the river of blood") can be a reference to the physical river in Kwa-Zulu-Natal, to a historical event that rtook place on the river (and give it its name), or to a number of works bearing the title about or referring to the event.

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−	[[Bloedrivier]] ("Blood river", or "the river of blood") can be a reference to the physical river in Kwa-Zulu-Natal, to a historical event that rtook place on the river (and give it its name), or to a number of works bearing the title about or referring to the event.	+	[[Bloedrivier]] ("[[Blood river]]", or "the river of blood") can be a reference to the physical river in Kwa-Zulu-Natal, to a historical event that rtook place on the river (and give it its name), or to a number of works bearing the title about or referring to the event.

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 =The historical event=
-[[Bloedrivier]] (English: [[Blood River]]) is the most commonly found reference to the seminal [[Geveg van Bloedrivier]] (i.e. the [[Battle of Blood River]]) of 1838, in which the Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius and his Boer fighters fought off and conquered the Zulu forces ("impis") of Dingaan (or Dingane).
+[[Bloedrivier]] (English: [[Blood River]]) is the most commonly found reference to the seminal [[Geveg van Bloedrivier]] (i.e. the [[Battle of Blood River]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blood_River]) of 1838, in which the Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius and his Boer fighters fought off and conquered the Zulu forces ("impis") of Dingaan (or Dingane).
-The victory is commemorated annually on the 16th of December, a public holiday long known as [[Geloftedag]] (the [[Day of the Vow]] or the [[Day of the Covenant]]),  and since the transition to the new dispensation in 1994 known as the [[Day of Reconciliation]].
+==Commemoration of the event and its cultural impact==
-Numerous works of fact and fiction have been produced about this event and the story has attained mythical and symbolic value in the history of the Afrikaner community.
+The victory is commemorated annually on the 16th of December, a public holiday long known as [[Geloftedag]] (the [[Day of the Vow]] or the [[Day of the Covenant]]),  and this became one of the cornerstones of the nationalist philosophy which underpinned the rise of the Afrikaner and dreams of the Afrikaner state.
 =Dramatic works using [[Bloedrivier]] as title=

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 ===The original text===
-Dealing with the so-called Battle of Blood River[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blood_River] between the Voortrekkers[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Trek] and the Zulu impi's of Dingane, it forms part of a collection of [[Afrikaans]] one-act documentary plays by Van Bruggen entitled ''[[Bakens: Gedramatiseerde mylpale uit die Groot Trek]]'', aimed at commemorating the Great Trek of 1839.  (Published in Johannesburg in 1938/9 by [[A.P.B.]], some of the plays performed in 1938)
+Dealing with the so-called Battle of [[Blood River]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blood_River] between the Voortrekkers[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Trek] and the Zulu impi's of Dingane, it forms part of a collection of [[Afrikaans]] one-act documentary plays by Van Bruggen entitled ''[[Bakens: Gedramatiseerde mylpale uit die Groot Trek]]'', aimed at commemorating the Great Trek of 1839.  (Published in Johannesburg in 1938/9 by [[A.P.B.]], some of the plays performed in 1938)
 === Sources ===

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−	[[Bloedrivier]] (English: [[Blood River]]) is the most commonly found reference to the seminal [[Battle of Blood River]] in which the Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius and his Boer fighters fought off and conquered the Zulu forces ("impis") of Dingaan (or Dingane).	+	[[Bloedrivier]] ("Blood river", or "the river of blood") can be a reference to the physical river in Kwa-Zulu-Natal, to a historical event that rtook place on the river (and give it its name), or to a number of works bearing the title about or referring to the event.
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		+	=The historical event=
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		+	[[Bloedrivier]] (English: [[Blood River]]) is the most commonly found reference to the seminal [[Geveg van Bloedrivier]] (i.e. the [[Battle of Blood River]]) of 1838, in which the Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius and his Boer fighters fought off and conquered the Zulu forces ("impis") of Dingaan (or Dingane).

	The victory is commemorated annually on the 16th of December, a public holiday long known as [[Geloftedag]] (the [[Day of the Vow]] or the [[Day of the Covenant]]), and since the transition to the new dispensation in 1994 known as the [[Day of Reconciliation]].		The victory is commemorated annually on the 16th of December, a public holiday long known as [[Geloftedag]] (the [[Day of the Vow]] or the [[Day of the Covenant]]), and since the transition to the new dispensation in 1994 known as the [[Day of Reconciliation]].

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-''[[Bloedrivier]]'' ("Blood River") is a one act documentary drama by [[J.R.L. van Bruggen]] (1895-1948).
+[[Bloedrivier]] (English: [[Blood River]]) is the most commonly found reference to the seminal [[Battle of Blood River]] in which the Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius and his Boer fighters fought off and conquered the Zulu forces ("impis") of Dingaan (or Dingane).
-==The original text==
+The victory is commemorated annually on the 16th of December, a public holiday long known as [[Geloftedag]] (the [[Day of the Vow]] or the [[Day of the Covenant]]),  and since the transition to the new dispensation in 1994 known as the [[Day of Reconciliation]].
 Dealing with the so-called Battle of Blood River[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blood_River] between the Voortrekkers[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Trek] and the Zulu impi's of Dingane, it forms part of a collection of [[Afrikaans]] one-act documentary plays by Van Bruggen entitled ''[[Bakens: Gedramatiseerde mylpale uit die Groot Trek]]'', aimed at commemorating the Great Trek of 1839.  (Published in Johannesburg in 1938/9 by [[A.P.B.]], some of the plays performed in 1938)
-== Sources ==
+=== Sources ===
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 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
-== Return to ==
+= Return to =
 Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]

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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blood_River
-Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
+Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 == Return to ==
-Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 M|M]] in Plays I Original SA Plays
+Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
-Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
+Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
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