| January | 17th
attack on Mosega |
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| February | Retief's manifesto is published |
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| March | Tregardt sends first message to Lourenço Marques; Potgieter moves to Winburg area |
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| April | 10th
Tregardt sends off second message to Lourenço Marques |
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| 17th Retief elected Governor; Uys moves north from Uitenhage |
| May | Tregardt sends third message to Lourenço Marques
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| June | Meeting approves constitution of Maatschappij; Uys arrives at United Laagers |
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| Smit installed as Trekkers' Predikant |
| August | 7th
Buys arrived at Tregardt's camp on Doorn river to conduct his party to Lourenço Marques |
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| 23rd Tregardt sets off for Lourenço Marques |
| September | 9th Retief announces that passes over Berg have been found |
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| 13th
Trekkers hold meeting at Sand river and split into two groups; one under Retief heading for Berg, while Potgieter and Maritz ride north and organise a second punitive expedition against Matabele |
| October | 2nd
Retief camps at site of Bethlehem |
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| 7th
Retief gets first view of Natal; Rev. Francis Owen arrives at Umgungundhlovu |
| 10th
Retief arrives Port Natal |
| 19th
Greyling camps at Kerkenberg |
| November | 4-12th
Running fight against Matabele at Kapain |
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| 7th
Retief arrives at Umgungundhlovu |
| 11th
Retief's messengers arrive at Kerkenberg |
| 13th
Trekkers begin descent of the Berg |
| 27th
Retief rejoins his followers |
| 30th
Tregardt arrives at summit of Berg |
| December | 23rd
Tregardt completes descent of Berg |
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| 28th
Retief sets off for Sekonyela's country |