Slachter's Nek Rebellion
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Boer Rebels |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Johannes Bezuidenhout † |
Jacob Cuyler
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| ~200 | ~300 | ||||||
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| 5 executed | none | ||||||
The Slachter's Nek Rebellion was an uprising by Boers in 1815 on the eastern border of the Cape Colony. The revolt was sparked by the controversial killing of Frederick Cornelius Bezuidenhout by a Cape police detachment. It has acquired special significance among contemporary South African historians as the beginning of Afrikaner struggle against British colonial rule.
Slachter's Nek is the Dutch spelling. In Afrikaans the spelling is Slagtersnek. In both languages, the name translates to Butcher's Neck (Nek is used in several Afrikaans place names).
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