Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve, Nieuwoudtville - the OTHER Oorlogskloof
reference (encyclopaedic) · consulted 2026-08-01
- Type
- reference (encyclopaedic)
- Repository
- southafrica.co.za / SA Country Life
- Reference
- Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve, Northern Cape
- Consulted
- 2026-08-01
The citation as it was given
Cited to establish a DISTINCTION, not a connection. This is the Northern Cape Oorlogskloof near Nieuwoudtville, named for a trekboer commando action against a Khoi group under Captain Klipheuvel on 25 September 1739, an event documented by the historian Nigel Penn. It is about 500 km from the farm this project tracks. Recorded so that nobody later attaches the 1739 battle to Oorlogs Kloof No. 172.
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