▁their ▁resources ▁until ▁they ▁col lapsed ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁she er ▁size . ▁Con sequently ▁large ▁areas ▁were ▁dep op ulated . ▁The ▁Bo ers ▁soon ▁came ▁into ▁collision ▁with ▁M zil ik azi ’ s ▁ra iding ▁parties , ▁which ▁attacked ▁Bo er ▁hun ters ▁who ▁crossed ▁the ▁Va al ▁River . ▁Re pr is als ▁followed , ▁and ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁the ▁Bo ers ▁decis ively ▁defeated ▁M zil ik azi , ▁who ▁there up on ▁fled ▁north ward ▁and ▁eventually ▁established ▁himself ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁future ▁Bul away o ▁in ▁Z imb ab we . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime ▁another ▁party ▁of ▁Cape ▁Dutch ▁em igr ants ▁had ▁settled ▁at ▁Th aba ▁N ch u , ▁where ▁the ▁Wes ley ans ▁had ▁a ▁mission ▁station ▁for ▁the ▁Bar ol ong . ▁These ▁Bar ol ong ▁had ▁tre kk ed ▁from ▁their ▁original ▁home ▁under ▁their ▁chief , ▁Mor oka ▁II , ▁first ▁south - west wards ▁to ▁the ▁Lang berg , ▁and ▁then ▁east wards ▁to ▁Th aba ▁N ch u . ▁The ▁em igr ants ▁were ▁treated ▁with ▁great ▁kind ness ▁by ▁Mor oka , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁Bar ol ong ▁the ▁Bo ers ▁maintained ▁uniformly ▁friendly ▁relations ▁after ▁they ▁defeated ▁M zil ik azi . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁the ▁em igr ants ▁beyond ▁the ▁Orange ▁drew ▁up ▁in ▁general ▁assembly ▁an ▁elementary ▁republic an ▁form ▁of ▁government . ▁After ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁M zil ik azi ▁the