1. Events
    February  April  December  Unknown 

2. Deaths

3. References

The following lists events that happened during 1838 in South Africa.

Events

February

• 4 February - The Zulu King, Dingaan signs a deed of cession to cede land to the voortrekkers led by Piet Retief

April

• 9 April - Battle of Italeni where Zulus repulsed the Voortrekkers.
• 11 April - Voortrekker leaders Piet Uys and his son Dirkie Uys die in battle at the hands of the Zulus.

December

• 4 December - British forces occupy Durban.
• 16 December - The Battle of Blood River, Voortrekkers under Andries Pretorius defeat the Zulus.
• 22 December - Potchefstroom is established

Unknown

• A municipality is formed covering the Green Point-Sea Point areas in Cape Town
• The Voortrekkers establish Natalia Republic with Pietermaritzburg as capital

Deaths

• 6 February - Voortrekker leader Piet Retief and his men are murdered by the Zulus under the command of Dingaan
• 25 October - Voortrekker leader Louis Tregardt (55), died of malaria in Delagoa bay

References

See Years in South Africa for list of References

• Berberis weberbaueri
• Berberis wilcoxii
• Berberis zimapana
• Berber Languages
• Berber Latin Alphabet
• Berber mythology
• Berber (name)
• Berber nationalism
• Berberomeloe
• Berberomeloe majalis
• Berber people
• Berber revolt
• Berber script
• Berbersdorf (Striegistal)
• Berbers in France
• Berbers in the United States
• Berber (Sudan)
• Berber Toad
• Berber world
• Berberyan
• Berberys-R
• Berbesu
• Berbeşti
• Berbeşti Coal Mine
• Berbeşti (disambiguation)