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	Pretorius - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Pretorius was at once chosen commandantgeneral and speedily collected a force to avenge the massacre of Piet Retief and his party, who had been treacherously killed by the Zulu king Dingaan the previous February.
		Pretorius recrossed the Vaal and at Rustenburg on the 16th of March was reconciled to Potgieter, the followers of both leaders approving the convention, though the Potgieter party was not represented at the Sand River.
		Pretorius had just effected a reconciliation of the Lydenburg Boers with those of the other districts of the Transvaal, and hoping to complete his work of unification he accepted the presidency of the Free State, assuming office at Bloemfontein in February 1860.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Pretorius (1580 words)

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		Pretorius was at once chosen commandant-general and speedily collected a force to avenge the massacre of Piet Retief and his party, who had been treacherously killed by the Zulu king Dingaan the previous February.
		In January 184o Pretorius with a commando of 40o burghers helped Mpande in his revolt against his brother Dingaan and was the leader of the Natal Boers in their opposition to the British.
		Pretorius had just effected a reconciliation of the Lydenburg Boers with those of the other districts of the Transvaal, and hoping to complete his work of unification he accepted the presidency of the Free State, assuming office at Bloemfontein in February 186o.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?content_id=54286&locale=en (1609 words)

	Andries Pretorius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pretorius was at once chosen commandant-general and speedily collected a force to avenge the deaths of Piet Retief and his party, who had been murdered by the Zulu king Dingane the previous February under treacherous circumstances.
		Pretorius met the British commissioners at a farm near the Sand River, and on 17 January 1852 they concluded the convention by which the independence of the Transvaal Boers was recognized by Britain.
		Pretorius recrossed the Vaal River and on 16 March he was reconciled to Potgieter at Rustenburg.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Andries_Pretorius (933 words)

	Andries Pretorius Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		Andries Pretorius (1798-1853) was a South African political leader and general and till his death the most prominent and colorful Afrikaner figure.
		Andries Pretorius was born on Nov. 27, 1798, at Graaff Reinet in the Cape Colony.
		The rejoicing which greeted the commando on its return was dampened by the grim tidings that British troops had arrived at Port Natal to occupy the territory temporarily because "of the disturbed state of the native tribes" resulting from the "unwarranted occupation" of the interior by the Voortrekkers.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/andries-pretorius (973 words)

	Andries Pretorius, die Voortrekkerleier na wie Pretoria genoem is
		ANDRIES PRETORIUS is op 27 November 1798 by Graaff-Reinet in die destyds Kaapkolonie gebore, die vyfde geslag van die Suid-Afrikaanse Pretorius-stamvader Johannes Pretorius.
		Andries was nog nie eens twintig toe hy op 8 November 1818 in die gemeente Tulbagh met die agttienjarige Christina Petronella de Wit getrou het nie.
		Pretorius is op 23 Julie 1853 oorlede ná ’n smartlike lyding aan die sogenaamde "borswater", slegs enige maande ná Potgieter, wat aan dieselfde kwaal beswyk het.
	www.mieliestronk.com /pretorius.html (2295 words)

	surplus - pafg133 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Andries Gotlieb Pretorius was born on 8 Jul 1853 in agter Sneeuberg.
		Eugene Pretorius was born on 14 Jan 1950 in Mufulira.
		Micheal Andries Venter.Micheal married Elsie Vorster on 9 Jun 1839 in Cradock.
	general.rau.ac.za /genealogy/vorster/surplus/pafg133.htm (306 words)

	Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius
		Andries Pretorius was born on 27 November 1798 near Graaff-Reinet in the Cape Colony.
		Pretorius had advanced to a position of Commandant-General in the Boer army and was asked to lead an expedition against the Zulu leader to avenge the murder of Retief.
		Pretorius was highly regarded by both the British and local Black leaders and when he died in Magaliesberg on 23 July 1853 many of them visited him to pay their last respects.
	home.intekom.com /southafricanhistoryonline/pages/people/pretorius-a.htm (687 words)

	1World2travel - Andries Pretorius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Andries Pretorius was een Boer uit Graaff-Reinet en stamde af van één der oudste kolonistenfamilies in Zuid-Afrika.
		Hij was een afstammeling van het vijfde geslacht met als stamvader Johannes Pretorius, die als ambtenaar van de VOC in 1670 in Kaap was toegekomen.
		Pretorius bleef en werd aangesteld om de belangen van zijn trekgenoten te verdedigen bij Henry Pottinger, de Britse gouverneur in Grahamstown.
	www.1world2travel.com /article.php?articleID=2369 (699 words)

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		Pretorius, Martinus Wessel, 1818?-1901, Boer (Afrikaner) statesman; son of Andries Pretorius.
		In 1857 he was elected the first president of the South African Republic (the Transvaal), and in 1859, while holding this position, he became the third president of the adjoining Orange Free State Republic (see Free State).
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Pretorius, (581 words)

	Pretorius Deel 1
		Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius (gebore te Graaff-Reinet, 27.11.1798 - oorlede te Grootplaats, dist. Pretoria, 23.7.1853), Voortrekkerleier, was die oudste van die vyf kinders van Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (19.10.1746-29.9.1831) en sy vrou Susanna Elizabeth Viljoen (1766-6.5.1844).
		Pretorius was 'n afstammeling in die vyfde geslag van die Suid-Afrikaanse stamvader, Johannes Pretorius, wat omstreeks 1670 as 'n amptenaar van die V.O.C. uit Nederland na die Kaap gekom het en op 30.4.1694 aldaar oorlede is.
		Andries Pretorius en Karel Landman het albei verslae oor die slag geskryf terwyl Jan Gerritze Bantjes se joernaal 'n belangrike bron van inligting is.
	www.groottrek.za.cx /pret_01.htm (1814 words)

	janvorster - pafg100 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Gert Andries Louis Pretorius was born on 18 Feb 1837.
		Casper Jan Henrik Pretorius was born on 27 Oct 1863.
		Barend Johannes Andries Vorster was born on 21 Dec 1871.
	general.rau.ac.za /genealogy/vorster/janvorste/pafg100.htm (766 words)

	PRETORIUS - Online Information article about PRETORIUS
		March was reconciled to Potgieter, the followers of both leaders approving the convention, though the Potgieter party was not represented at the Sand River.
		Pretorius had just effected a reconciliation of the Lydenburg Boers with those of the other districts of the Transvaal, and hoping to See also:
		Portugal at once protested and in 1869 its right to the bay was acknowledged by Pretorius, who in the same year was re-elected president.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /POL_PRE/PRETORIUS.html (2413 words)

	The Battle of Blood River and Monument
		Late in November Andries Pretorius led a wagon train consisting of 64 wagons towards uMgungundhlovu the kraal of Dingaan, King of the Zulus.
		Pretorius found the perfect spot to set up laager, on the western side of a large hippo pool, about 50 meters long and a long dry donga set at about 90 degrees from the hippo pool.
		Pretorius' strategy was to sow confusion amongst the Zulus and he ordered his younger brother, Bart, to lead a mounted commando of 100 men to drive a wedge between the Zulu forces.
	wind.prohosting.com /outabout/bloodriver.html (1357 words)

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		The first president of the South African Republic was Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, elected in 1857, son of the famous Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius, who commanded the Boers to victory at the Battle of Blood River.
		Andries Hendrik Potgieter, after the flight of the Ndebele, issued a proclamation in which he declared the country which Mzilikazi had abandoned forfeited to the emigrant farmers.
		In 1856 a series of public meetings, summoned by Pretorius, was held at different districts in the Transvaal for the purpose of discussing and deciding whether the time had not arrived for substituting a strong central government in place of the petty district governments which had hitherto existed.
	www.coder-world.de /cgi-bin/metaseek/lexikon_Zuid-Afrika_en.html (2654 words)

	Battle Of Blood River
		Andries Pretorius joined the Trekkers on 22 November and within a week had organised a commando of 468 men with whom he set off for a final reckoning with the Zulu king, Dingane.
		Pretorius was a brilliant military tactician and a natural leader.
		When Pretorius sensed the attacks were weakening, the gateway was opened to allow the mounted men to pour out in a counter attack.
	www.southafricatraveler.com /kzn/battlefieldsbloodriver.htm (1018 words)

	The Battle of Blood River by Pastor Mark Downey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Pretorius was a combination of George Washington and Nathan Bedford Forrest and proceeded to avenge the White settlers' hell by defeating the Zulu presence in Natal and the organization of a Christian government.
		Pretorius developed a commando militia of 468 men in short order and began recon, scouting for the ideal logistics in which to secure the best possible advantage.
		Pretorius, of course, declined and the Zulus' fate was that they then had to attack.
	www.kinsmanredeemer.com /BloodRiverText.htm (2574 words)

	South Africa, the country of our birth
		Sickness and fever was rife in the laagers and the livestock was suffering from lack of grazing.
		In October Pretorius gathered a convoy of 68 wagons in the Cape and arrived at Sooi laager on the 22
		Pretorius was duly elected Commandant and on the 27
	members.tripod.com /~Meerkat_2/ebloed.html (390 words)

	23 July 1853 - Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Former Commander-General of the Boers in Natal and later Republican statesman, Andries Wilhemus Jacobus Pretorius, died on his farm in the Magaliesberg area.
		In 1838 Pretorius led a Voortrekker commando to defeat Zulu warriors in the battle of Blood River.
		Apart of his military achievements, Pretorius was also instrumental in the establishment of the short-lived Natal Republic as well as the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR or Transvaal Republic).
	www.sahistory.org.za /pages/chronology/thisday/1853-07-23.htm (119 words)

	Voortrekkers Great Trek - Andries Pretorius - Tourism in Natal, Accommodation in Natal, Lodging in Natal - Stay in ...
		A ship full of provisions had arrived, the grass had begun to grow and on 22nd November 1838, Andries Pretorius and 60 men and sixty wagons arrived.
		Pretorius had been a volunteer when Potgieter had sacked Kapain and had carried the news to the trekkers in Natal but had returned to the Eastern Cape to farm despite being entreated to join the trek.
		Pretorius was six feet tall with a paunch but the Zulus called him Ngalonkulu - brawny arms.
	www.warthog.co.za /dedt/tourism/trek/print/pretorius.htm (389 words)

	The Battle That Turned The River Into Blood
		Graaff Reinet, called Andries Pretorius, appeared on the scene and took over the leadership.
		Andries Pretorius' commando, later known as the Winkommando ("Victorious commando') was made up of some 470 men.
		Pretorius carefully selected the best strategic position to form his laager: between a deep pool in the river and a donga, which joined the river on the opposite side.
	www.encounter.co.za /article/15.html (575 words)

	Boer Zulu War
		Andries Pretorius arrived in Natal in November of 1838, he was chosen as leader and appointed as Kommandant General.
		Pretorius organised a commando comprising, himself as the leader and Karel Landman as second in command, six commandants and 464 voortrekkers, all men.
		Andries Pretorius had the gate opened and sent the mounted burgers out.
	www.byeways.co.za /boer_zulu_war.htm (1125 words)

	Pretoria - Wikipedia
		De stad is genoemd naar voortrekker Andries Pretorius.
		Pretoria is in 1855 door Marthinus Pretorius, een Voortrekker-leider, gesticht en naar zijn vader Andries Pretorius vernoemd, die na zijn overwinning op de Zoeloes in de Slag bij Bloedrivier als een volksheld vereerd werd.
		Andries Pretorius heeft ook een belangrijke rol gespeeld in de onderhandelingen met Groot-Brittannië, die in 1852 met het Zandriviertractaat tot de onafhankelijkheid van Transvaal onder de nieuwe naam Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) leidden.
	nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pretoria (522 words)

	Battle of Blood River information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A group of about 470 Voortrekkers, led by Andries Pretorius, defended a laager (circle of ox wagons) against Zulu impis, ruled by King Dingane and led by Dambuza (Nzobo) and Ndlela kaSompisi, numbering between 10 and 20 thousand.
		Before the battle commenced, the Voortrekkers made a vow to God that, should they be delivered, they would build a church and commemorate the day as a Sabbath.
		In the fighting, Pretorius was wounded in his left hand by an assegaai (Zulu spear).
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Battle_of_Blood_River (333 words)

	Pretoria , capital of South Africa
		One of the farmers was the Voortrekker leader, Andries Pretorius, whose farm was called Grootplaats.
		Andries Pretorius died in 1853 and in 1855 his son, Marthinus Wessels Pretorius was given the task to find and name a site to serve as the capital city of the Republic of South Africa.
		Besides the surname Pretorius, Pretoria is best known for Paul Kruger, who became president of the Republic of South Africa after the war.
	wv.essortment.com /capitalsouthaf_rzrd.htm (730 words)

	Fulfilment: Chapter 12 of 'The Great Trek'
		The end result was that the older Pretorius gradually gained the support of the majority of the Transvaalers and became their chief spokesman.
		Joyous hymns and psalms were sung to mark the solemn reconciliation, and in the excitement hardly anyone noticed that Pretorius and Potgieter had prepared more trouble for the future by declaring that the two joint posts of Commandant-General which they had assumed would descend to their heirs.
		Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, however, lived on into the new century and we may note in passing that he received the unique honour of becoming President of both the Transvaal and the Orange Free State.
	www.ourcivilisation.com /smartboard/shop/ransford/chap12.htm (2915 words)

	“Day of The Covenant” - theTrumpet.com
		Pretorius concentrated on developing obedience and discipline among his demoralized troops.
		On December 9, 1838, the deeply religious Boers, led by Pretorius, made a covenant with God that if He would give them victory they would commemorate the event annually with a day of thanksgiving.
		For the honour of His name shall be joyfully exalted, and to Him the fame and honour of the victory must be given.
	www.thetrumpet.com /index.php?page=article&id=291 (257 words)

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