From the 1820s the Boers began their Great Trek across the Vaal River.
He was a leading figure during their Great Trek, and at one stage their elected governor.
This was known as "The Great Trek".
Have you noticed that Wimbledon and Queen's are regularly won by players who think going to the net is like making the Great Trek?
The lefthand panels depict Boer settlers on their Great Trek from Cape Colony in the 1830's.
He joined the Great Trek at the age of thirty-five.
Great Trek: Professor C. F. J. Muller, leading expert, shared his ideas generously.
But planetary historians were well aware that Voertrekker prejudice predated the Great Trek to the Luyten system.
The move from Sol to Luyten was the second Great Trek for the White Tribe.
Following the Great Trek, Boer pioneers expressed a drive for self-determination and independence through the establishment of several Boer Republics during the 19th century.