Johannes Jacobus (Lang Hans) Janse van Rensburg (12 August 1779 – July 1836) was a leader of one of the early Voortrekker groups. His entire group of 51 people was massacred by an 'impi' of Manukosi near Inhambane. Only his two children were spared, as a result of an intervention by another Zulu warrior.[1] Included in the party was Nicholaas Balthasar Prinsloo, who was a Slagtersnek rebel, his wife, Petronella Maria Krugel/Kruger and their family.[2][3]
| The Janse van Rensburg Trek massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Great Trek | |
| Location | Djinjispruit, near modern day Inhambane, Mozambique |
| Date | July 1836 |
| Deaths | 49 |
| Perpetrators | impis of Manukosi |
Louis Tregardt's route (1833 to 1838)
Survivors of Tregardt's trek evacuated by sea, 1839
Van Rensburg's route, after it separated from Tregardt's
References
edit- ^ "Johannes Jacobus Janse (Lang Hans) van Rensburg, leader of one of the early Voortrekker treks, is born at the Sundays River, | South African History Online". Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ https://www.geni.com/people/Nicolaas-Balthasaar-Prinsloo/6000000003356184701?through=6000000023950718175. Archived 10 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Visagie, Jan C., Voortrekkerstamouers 1835 - 1845. Protea Boekhuis. Pretoria. 2011. Page 406