Andries Pretorius - Wikipedia
WEBAndries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius (27 November 1798 – 23 July 1853) was a leader of the Boers who was instrumental in the creation of the South African Republic, as well as the earlier but short-lived Natalia Republic, in present-day South Africa.
Andries Pretorius | Boer Leader in the Great Trek, South ...
WEBJul 19, 2024 · Andries Pretorius was a Boer leader in the Great Trek from British-dominated Cape Colony, the dominant military and political figure in Natal and later in the Transvaal, and one of the major agents of white conquest in Southern Africa.
Battle of Blood River - Wikipedia
WEBOn 26 November 1838, Andries Pretorius (1798–1853) was appointed as Commander of 64 wagons and 464+ heavily armed Boer combatants directed against Dingane at UmGungundlovu with Jan Gerritze Bantjes (1817–1882) as his war secretary.
Andries Pretorius - Encyclopedia.com
WEBJun 11, 2018 · Pretorius, Andries (1799–1853) Afrikaner leader in the Great Trek (1835) to Natal. He defeated the Zulus in 1838. Pretorius was instrumental in establishing the independence of Transvaal as the South African Republic (1852).
The Battle - Andries Pretorius and his men advance
WEBMar 31, 2011 · On 25 November 1838 Pretorius took over leadership as Commandant-General of the Voortrekkers in Natal. He immediately re-organised the Voortrekkers and started to prepare a retaliatory attack on the Zulu.
Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius | South African History ...
WEBAndries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius was born on 27 November 1798 near Graaff-Reinet in the Cape Colony. He was educated by travelling teachers and became an eloquent speaker and writer in his later life. By 1837 he still lived in Graaff Reinet and owned farms in …
Pretorius: The Fearless & Ferocious Boer Who Created The ...
WEBMar 30, 2019 · Andries Pretorius, the fearless Boer, was instrumental in the creation of the South African Republic – he and his Voortrekkers defeated over 10,000 Zulu warriors with less than 500 men in an act of retaliation.