Slachter's Nek Rebellion

Slachter's Nek Rebellion
DateOctober 1815
Location
Result

British government victory

  • Rebellion suppressed
  • Ringleaders executed
Belligerents
Boer rebels  United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Johannes Bezuidenhout [1] United Kingdom Jacob Cuyler
Strength
~200[1] ~300
Casualties and losses
1 killed
5 executed
none

The Slachter's Nek Rebellion[a] was an uprising by Boers in 1815 on the eastern border of the Cape Colony.[3]

  1. ^ a b Patterson 2004, pp. 15–16.
  2. ^ Welsh, Frank (2000). A history of South Africa. HarperCollins. p. 123. ISBN 9780006384212.
  3. ^ Potgieter 1971, pp. 655–656, Vol 9.


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