How the Biggarsberg got its name
Alexander Harvey Biggar The tragic tale of this ex paymaster of the 85Th Regiment, and his two sons is remembered by the range of mountains named in his memory, the Biggarsberg. Biggar had fought throughout the Peninsula War and in 1820 arrived in South Africa as part of the scheme to settle immigrants along the Cape frontier. In 1835 he and his son, George move up to Natal, where his other son, Robert had already settled. In October 1837, with … Read More