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[[Slagtersnek]] ("Butcher's pass") can refer to a physical place, or to the so-called [[Rebellion of Slagtersnek]], much celebrated in history as a key incitement to the Great Trek of 1838, and the theme of a number of fictional or documentary works.  
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[[Slagtersnek]] or [[Slachter's Nek]] ("Butcher's pass") can refer to a physical place, or to the so-called [[Slachter's Nek Rebellion]] (also [[Slagtersnek Rebellion]]) of 1815, much celebrated in history as a key incitement to the resistance to British colonial rule and ultimately the [[Great Trek]]  of 1838. The tale has been the theme of a number of fictional or documentary works.  
  
 
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[[Marisa Keuris]]. 2013. "J.R.L. van Bruggen (Kleinjan) se eenbedryf “Bloedrivier” uit Bakens: Gedramatiseerde mylpale uit die Groot Trek (1938/1939) – ’n terugblik vanuit 2013", ''[[LitNet|LitNet Akademies]]'' 10(3)[https://www.litnet.co.za/jrl-van-bruggen-kleinjan-se-eenbedryf-bloedrivier-uit-bakens-gedramatiseerde-mylpale-uit-d2/]
 
[[Marisa Keuris]]. 2013. "J.R.L. van Bruggen (Kleinjan) se eenbedryf “Bloedrivier” uit Bakens: Gedramatiseerde mylpale uit die Groot Trek (1938/1939) – ’n terugblik vanuit 2013", ''[[LitNet|LitNet Akademies]]'' 10(3)[https://www.litnet.co.za/jrl-van-bruggen-kleinjan-se-eenbedryf-bloedrivier-uit-bakens-gedramatiseerde-mylpale-uit-d2/]
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Revision as of 09:39, 13 July 2019

Slagtersnek or Slachter's Nek ("Butcher's pass") can refer to a physical place, or to the so-called Slachter's Nek Rebellion (also Slagtersnek Rebellion) of 1815, much celebrated in history as a key incitement to the resistance to British colonial rule and ultimately the Great Trek of 1838. The tale has been the theme of a number of fictional or documentary works.

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Slagtersnek, a documentary drama in two acts by J.R.L. van Bruggen (1895-1948)

The original text

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)

It deals with the Slagtersnek (literally "Butcher's Neck", meaning "Butcher's pass") rebellion, when Dutch/Afrikaner farmers rebelled against the British government in the Cape Province. [1] in 1815.

Sources

Marisa Keuris. 2013. "J.R.L. van Bruggen (Kleinjan) se eenbedryf “Bloedrivier” uit Bakens: Gedramatiseerde mylpale uit die Groot Trek (1938/1939) – ’n terugblik vanuit 2013", LitNet Akademies 10(3)[2]

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