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Johanna Cornelia van der Merwe (7 March 1825 – 15 January 1888) was a Voortrekker heroine who survived the Weenen massacre, an impi attack on her trekking party on 17 February 1838, despite suffering more than twenty assegai wounds.
Johanna van der Merwe | |
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 Johanna Van der Merwe | |
| Born | 7 March 1825 |
| Died | 15 January 1888 (aged 62) |
| Other names | Hannie |
| Spouse | Hendrik Frederik Delport (m. 1817) |
| Parent(s) | Johannes Frederik Van der Merwe (father) Helena Catharina Van der Merwe (mother) |
She later married Hendrik Fredercik Delport with whom she had seven sons (despite being permanently crippled by the attack). She died aged 62 and was buried in Rouxville.[1]
An ox-wagon in the historic 1938 Great Trek Centenary commemoration trek as well as a South African Navy submarine were named in her honour.
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- ^ State, NAA Free. "NAA Xhariep Free State". www.naafreestate.co.za. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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