1848 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1848 in South Africa. Events
 23 March - Approximately 163 German settlers, known as the Bergthiel Settlers, arrive in Natal. Voortrekkers settle across the Vaal River. 29 August - Battle of Boomplaats is fought between the Voortrekkers and the British. The settlement of Zoutpansberg is established, which was later renamed Schoemansdal. The Reverend Isaac Hughes founded a mission station on the farm Backhouse, near the confluence of the Orange and Vaal rivers, which later developed into the town Douglas. Deaths
 4 June - Christina Pretorius, wife of Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius, dies near present-day Bela Bela
 23 November - Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet, early explorer of Southern Africa, writer, and English Statesman, dies in London

References
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Years in South Africa