Finally the British gained control and the Crown Colony of Natal was formed in 1844 which resulted in the retreat of the Voortrekkers. Peace reigned for a while after the Battle of Blood River when the Voortrekkers defeated the Zulus, but then the conflict between the Voortrekkers and the British began to gain control of Natal. Battles with the Zulu tribe, who regarded Natal as their property began to erupt on a very frequent basis and Durban became vulnerable to attack. In 1836 the Voortrekkers who were leaving the Cape to avoid British rule arrived in Natal. The town resulting from this agreement was named Durban after the then Cape Governor Sir Benjamin D’urban. This became a sporadic port of call for ships, but it was only in 1824 that a real colony called Port Natal began to develop after merchants from the Cape Colony reached agreement with Shaka the Zulu king who allowed them to establish a trading station. Vasco Da Gama carefully studied reports written by explorer Bartholomew Dias and set sail with 4 ships in July 1497 and on Christmas day 1497 he reached what is today Durban Bay which he called “Natal” Christmas.
Vasco Da Gama was a Portuguese explorer and navigator who was commanded by King Emanuel in 1497 to lead a new expedition to find a new route to India by sea around Africa.
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