1852 in South Africa
# 1852 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1852 in South Africa.

## Events

### January

* 17 January – The South African Republic is established with the signing of the Sand River Convention

### February

* 26 February – The British troopship, HMS Birkenhead is wrecked near Gansbaai, Western Cape

### March

* 16 March – Voortrekker leaders, Andries Pretorius and Hendrik Potgieter reconcile

### Unknown date

* Copper mining begins at Springbokfontein

## Deaths

* 25 June – Ludwig Heinrich Beil, musician and botanist, dies in Keurbooms River near Plettenberg Bay
* 16 December – Hendrik Potgieter, (59), Voortrekker leader, dies in Zoutpansbergdorp
