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Kerkenberg is a mountain in a location in the Oliviershoek Pass Area in Free State,
On 10 October 1899, members of the Bethlehem commando also recorded their names here, when they arrived to guard a pass on the Free State border at the start of the Boer War.
The site is open to the public.
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
. Its located 32 km South of Harrismith.
Background
The Voortrekkers camped there from mid-October to mid-November 1837 and from there sent out parties to find ways down the escarpment. Erasmus Smit conduct church services at the site for the treks and named ''Kerkenberg'' (Church Mountain). On 12 NovemberPiet Retief
Pieter Mauritz Retief (12 November 1780 – 6 February 1838) was a '' Voortrekker'' leader. Settling in 1814 in the frontier region of the Cape Colony, he later assumed command of punitive expeditions during the sixth Xhosa War. He became a s ...
’s daughter Debora painted his name on a rock to mark his 57th birthday.
On 10 October 1899, members of the Bethlehem commando also recorded their names here, when they arrived to guard a pass on the Free State border at the start of the Boer War.
The site is open to the public.
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