Bloedrivier
Bloedrivier ("Blood River") is a one act documentary drama by J.R.L. van Bruggen (1895-1948).
The original text
Dealing with the so-called Battle of Blood River[1] between the Voortrekkers[2] 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
Marisa Keuris 2013. LitNet Akademies 10(3)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Trek
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blood_River
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