Welcome to Ladysmith in the Zulu Kingdom of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa!
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Klip River Republic
By January 1847 only 40 of the original Voortrekker
families were still living in Natal - owing to
dissatisfaction and disappointment with British rule. On
7th January 1847 a formal treaty with Mpande was signed
forming the Klip River Republic - the land between the
Tugela and Buffalo Rivers. The purchase price was 1,000
rix dollars.
The new Republic ceased to exist after a few months when
Sir Harry Smith assured the burghers that they would be
protected by the government and the town of Ladysmith was
founded in 1848 as a capital magistracy.
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