Two British soldiers in 1830s South Africa flee military discipline and join a group of Boers heading north on "the Great Trek." In between fighting off Zulu attacks, one of these soldiers falls in love with the trek-leader's granddaughter who has been promised to another man.

África do Sul, 1830, três soldados ingleses, desertores, integram uma caravana de Boers e enfrentam ataques das tribos Zulu.