Volksrust is a town in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa near the KwaZulu-Natal provincial border, some 240 km southeast of Johannesburg, 53 km north of Newcastle and 80 km southeast of Standerton.
Population: 43,378
Latitude: -27° 21' 55.48" S
Longitude: 29° 52' 54.30" E
The Battle of Majuba Hill (near Volksrust, South Africa) on 27 February 1881 was the main and decisive battle of the First Boer War. It was a resounding victory for the Boers. Major-General Sir George Pomeroy Colley occupied the summit of the hill o…
Volksrust is a town in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa on the KwaZulu-Natal provincial border.
The Battle of Laing's Nek was a major battle fought at Laing's Nek during the First Boer War on 28 January 1881.
Wakkerstroom, (Awake Stream), is the second oldest town in Mpumalanga province in South Africa.
Laing's Nek, or Lang's Nek is a pass through the Drakensberg, South Africa, immediately north of Majuba, at (27°27′39″S29°52′10″E) at an elevation of 5400 to 6,000 ft (1,800 m). It is the lowest part of a ridge which slopes from Majuba to the Buffa…