* 1838 – Battle of Blood River: Voortrekkers led by Andries Pretorius and Sarel Cilliers defeat Zulu impis, led by Dambuza ( Nzobo ) and Ndlela kaSompisi in what is today KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

This conflict is often popularly conceived of in terms of the well known battles between Zulu King Dingane and the Boers, most notably at the Battle of Blood River.

The elder Pretorius had become a national hero of the Voortrekkers after his victory over the Zulus in the Battle of Blood River.

The first president of the South African Republic was Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, elected in 1857, son of the famous Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius, who commanded the Boers to victory at the Battle of Blood River.

Initial Zulu success rested on fast-moving surprise attacks and ambushes, but the Voortrekkers recovered and dealt the Zulu a severe defeat from their fortified wagon laager at the Battle of Blood River.

When Dingane sent an impi ( armed force ) of around twelve thousand Zulu warriors to attack the local contingent of Voortrekkers in response, the Voortrekkers defended themselves at a battle at Nacome River ( called the Battle of Blood River ) on 16 December 1838 where the vastly outnumbered Voortrekker contingent defeated the Zulu warriors.

* Battle of Blood River

* May 7 – " The Battle Of Blood Alley " is fought in Sydney, Australia

* December 16 – The Boers win a decisive victory over the Zulus in the Battle of Blood River.

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Dingane suffered a crushing defeat on 16 December 1838, when he attacked a group of 470 Voortrekker settlers led by Pretorius at the Battle of Blood River.

The Day of the Vow was a religious holiday commemorating the Voortrekker victory over the Zulus at the Battle of Blood River in 1838, and is still celebrated by some Boers.

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The Boers reputedly suffered only 3 injuries without any fatalities, while the blood of 3, 000 slain Zulu turned the river red with blood, so that the conflict afterwards became known as the Battle of Blood River.

16 December is the date in 1838 that the Battle of Blood River was fought.

In the Battle of Ager Sanguinis, also known as the Battle of the Field of Blood, the Battle of Sarmada, or the Battle of Balat, Roger of Salerno's Crusader army of the Principality of Antioch was annihilated by the army of Ilghazi of Mardin, the Artuqid ruler of Aleppo on June 28, 1119.

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Various locals ( including Paul Kruger ) who from personal experience had great respect for the military capabilities of the Zulus stressed the need for caution, and in particular strongly advocated defensive tactics such as concentrating firepower from fortified strongpoints such as wagons drawn into a circle ( laagers ) as the Boers had done at The Battle of Blood River.

Dingane responded by attacking the Voortrekkers ; on 16 December 1838 the battle of Nacome River ( later named the Battle of Blood River ) occurred, during which 300 Voortrekkers survived and won a decisive battle against thousands of Dingane's impis.

There was a popular outpouring of nationalist sentiment around the 1938 centenary of the Great Trek and the Battle of Blood River.

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