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	Piet Retief
		Retief was in high spirits at the prospect of negotiating a land deal for his people with Dingaan.
		Retief and his party of 69 men recovered 700 head of cattle, 63 horses and a few rifles.
		Retief and his men were savagely butchered to death.
	www.encounter.co.za /article/61.html (476 words)

	Piet Retief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Piet Retief was born on 12 November 1780 in the Wagenmakersvallei, known as Wellington today, and was the fifth of 10 children of Jacobus and Debora Retief.
		Piet Retief led his group across the Drakensberg mountain range in the hope of settling in a more fertile Zululand.
		Piet Retief and his men where invited to a party to celebrate the return of King Dingaan's cattle.
	www.sahistory.org.za /pages/people/retief-p.htm (718 words)

	The Piet Retief police district - Attacks on Farms and Smallholdings: An evaluation of the rural protection plan
		While descendants of German-speaking Piet Retief farming families periodically leave the area to settle in Gauteng — usually in the small German-speaking communities on the East Rand — the vast majority of farms are owned and run by the descendants of the original German settlers.
		The Piet Retief district is a thoroughfare for regional migration to Gauteng.
		The connection between farm attacks in the Piet Retief district and the illicit economies of Gauteng appears to be a strong one.
	www.iss.co.za /PUBS/OTHER/FARMATTACKS/13ch5.html (6197 words)

	The Slaying of Piet Retief - Brief History of South Africa
		Pieter Retief, accompanied by forty of their servants, all well armed, with a view of convincing Dingaan that they meant him no harm, attacked a chief who was an enemy of the king, and defeated him, taking from him about seven thousand head of cattle, which he had captured from him on a former occasion.
		Retief a short time after this entered the kraal, accompanied by the other farmers and all their servants, with the exception of one or two, who were sent out to fetch the horses; their aims being left unguarded under the two milk-trees without the kasal.
		Retief sat by the king; but the farmers and their servants sat in a place by themselves, at a short distance from the king and his captains.
	www.southafrica-travel.net /history/wood.htm (3818 words)

	Piet Retief - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Retief authored their 'manifesto', dated 22 January 1837, setting out their grievances with the British government which they felt offered them no protection, no redress, and freed their slaves with recompense to the owners hardly amounting to a quarter of their value.
		When several parties of the Great Trek converged at the Vet River, Retief was elected "Governor of the United Laagers" and head of "The Free Province of New Holland in South East Africa." This coalition was very short-lived, leaving Retief as lone leader of the group moving east.
		The Retief party's remains were recovered and buried on 21 December 1838 by members of the "victory commando" led by Andries Pretorius following the decisive Voortrekker victory at Blood River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Piet_Retief (757 words)

	Re
		Retief and those with him were to be killed at Mgungundlovu, and the rest were to be struck down where they had settled in upper Natal, before they had time to concentrate for defence.
		Therefore it was suicide on the part of Retief and his men to encircle the palace.
		Dingane and his council discussed the report of the royal night guards and decided that Piet Retief and his party had to be killed.
	www.anglo.50megs.com /re.htm (1880 words)

	Serpent In Eden: Chapter 7 of 'The Great Trek'
		Once arrived at the Port, Retief was relieved to discover that it had not been annexed by the British Government as he had feared, and on the whole the welcome he received from the settlers was satisfactory enough.
		At last Retief was able to break in to tell Dingaan that he believed the culprits to have been Manthatisi's Tlokwa, the so-called Wild Cat people, led by her son Sekonyela who was known to affect the white men's clothes.
		But Retief had no hesitation in agreeing to these terms, and a little time later he rode out of Umgungundhlovu and turned his horse towards the Berg, certain that his mission had been successful and that to all intents and purposes Natal was his for the taking.
	www.ourcivilisation.com /smartboard/shop/ransford/chap7.htm (5147 words)

	South Africa, the country of our birth
		Piet Retief went on an expedition, but was murdered by the Zulu leader, Dingane.
		Legendary Dick King went to warn the Trekkers near Weenen about the murder of Piet Retief, but as he was on foot, he arrived too late.
		At Doornkop, Piet Retief's laager and his immediate followers were now anxiously awaiting their leader's return, wholly unaware that he and his group were murdered by Dingane.
	members.tripod.com /~Meerkat_2/ebloukrns.html (601 words)

	PIET RETIEF Mpumalanga South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		During this war the whole picturesque cowboy-like town Piet Retief was burned to the ground in its entirety.
		The climate of Piet Retief is quite unique, and it is sometimes said that Piet Retief is one of the extremely rare regions where it is possible to pick both peaches and bananas on the the same day from the same farm!
		Piet Retief is also known as having some of highest lightning activity in the world.
	www.pretief.co.za (1348 words)

	Piet Retief
		Voortrekker Piet Retief was the person for whom this town was named upon its 1883 inception.
		Today the town is a well-located, hospitable place, where modern amenities and one of the country's most importent timber industries mingle with an aroma of tradition.
		The area featuress many sad commemorations to the senselessness of war, including the Zulu War Memorial, the Heinrich Filter and Nils Larsen Monument, and the Monument and Gravesites of the many British soldiers who died in the Intombe War.
	www.places.co.za /html/piet_retief.html (350 words)

	Voortrekkers Great Trek -Retief and Dingane 1 - Stay in South Africa for 2010 Accommodation
		On Retief's arrival, he kept him waiting for two days with tribal dancing displays while he deliberated on his response to the inevitable request for land.
		Dingane then asked that such livestock be recovered by the Boers as a sign of their good intentions whereupon he would cede them the land between the Tugela River in the north and the Umzimvubu River in the South.
		Retief agreed to recover the cattle and sent messengers back to the trekkers informing them that the land was theirs.
	www.warthog.co.za /dedt/tourism/trek/natal/dingane2.htm (610 words)

	Routes Travel Info Portal: Piet Retief
		Piet Retief is named after a pioneer (Voortrekker) leader who was killed by the Zulu King Dingane in 1838
		The Dutch Reformed Church was designed by the architect Gerard Moerdijk and built in 1921.
		Piet Retief was laid out in 1883 and became a municipality in 1932.
	www.routes.co.za /mp/pietretief/index.html (99 words)

	Piet Retief's original land title (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Following a successful campaign against the Xhosa more land became available in the Eastern Cape.However Pieter Retief, later to lead the Voortrekkers on their great trek northwards, had already experienced the incursions of the Xhosa and had concerns about the lack of protection the British Government gave Dutch farmer in the newly captured land.
		He asked for and was granted an unallocated piece of land in the town of Grahamstown and became a dairy farmer and general merchant.
		However, when the delegates under Piet Retief prepared to leave, they were lured by the Zulus into an ambush and killed.
	www.tokencoins.com /pietretief.htm (631 words)

	Piet Retief Accommodation / Accommodation in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga
		Piet Retief Accommodation / Accommodation in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga
		Piet Retief Accommodation (preview) or click on the links below for all details and images.
		Piet Retief was the person for whom this town was named in 1883 In the heart of massive timber plantations, it has enjoyed a rich and eventful history.
	www.sa-venues.com /attractionsmpl/mpl_pietretief.htm (265 words)

	THE RETIEF ROCK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		During this time Piet Retief was visiting King Dingane in order to negotiate the possibility of acquiring some land for the Voortrekkers.
		The Retief trek-party stayed at Kerkenberg till 13 November 1837 from whence they moved to the eastern ridge of the Drakensberg.
		The Retief Pass was declared a National Monument in 1977 and the 8 km route to Sandspruit was indicated with whitewashed rocks.
	www.voortrekkermon.org.za /VTMEnglish/Eng_Kerkenberg.htm (481 words)

	Retief Piet - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Retief Piet - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Retief, Piet (1780-1838), South African Boer (Afrikaner) leader of the Great Trek.
		In 1812 he moved from the Western to the Eastern Cape Colony...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Retief_Piet.html (104 words)

	Green Door Guest House (Piet Retief) -
		It is here in Piet Retief that the traveler will find an oasis of grace, care and tranquility at Green Door Guesthouse.
		Piet Retief offers the traveler a wide variety of activities, all easily accessible from the town.
		While the energetic might opt for hiking along one of the many scenic trails, hunting or bird watching, the town itself offers more relaxing pursuits in the form of numerous places of historical and cultural interest.
	www.stayinsa.co.za /1698.htm (194 words)

	Geocaches in Piet Retief area
		You'll be hard pressed to make it in one day by mountain bicycle from Piet Retief.
		Follow the rock band and series of smaller overhangs till you reach a larger overhang where painting are located.
		View of Piet Retief and surrounding mountains is splendid.
	www.pietretief.co.za /Caches.html (682 words)

	Encephalartos lebomboensis
		In 1995 Dr Piet Vorster re-named the plants from the central part of the geographic range (the Lebombo range from 50 km north of Siteki in Swaziland to the Josini Dam/Pongolapoort Dam in Kwazulu-Natal) as E.
		Stems of the Piet Retief form are shorter and stouter.
		The differences between the forms are slight, with the Piet Retief form having narrower leaflets and female cones which are usually solitary, barrel-shaped and greeny- cream, as opposed to more apricot yellow, egg-shaped cones of the Mananga form.
	www.plantzafrica.com /plantefg/encephlebomb.htm (733 words)

	sundaytimes.co.za :: Home of the Sunday Times :: South Africa's best selling newspaper :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The colourful candles made by Karin Rohrs on their family farm in the heart of the German district of Piet Retief.
		The owner of the Central Hotel in Piet Retief, Jaco, on Piet Retief as the divorce capital of South Africa.
		The enormous work now hangs in the Absa bank in Piet Retief, where its history is a mystery to the staff.
	www.suntimes.co.za /explorer/10/24/today.asp (634 words)

	Drakensville History - Drakensville resort history, drakensberg history, piet retief history, admiral john weston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Here Pieter Retief joined them and took over the leadership of the trek after settling the differences between Potgieter and Maritz.
		The Voortrekkers decided to settle in Natal and therefore moved eastward with 70 wagons, 450 people, about 18 700 head of cattle and a large number of horses and small stock.
		In Erasmus Smit's diary she relates how she, on 4th October, saw Piet Retief and a company of 13 men and wagons prepare to depart for Port Natal and Mgungundlovo, to discuss the cession of land to the Voortrekkers.
	www.drakensville.co.za /history-drakensville-south-africa.html (1670 words)

	6 February 1838 - Zulu King Dingane orders the killing of Piet Retief's men
		Following the signing of Dingane and Retief's treaty, Piet Retief and his party were treated to a farewell dance by the Zulu impis at Ungungundlovu.
		The men were totally overpowered and dragged away to a hill called kwaMatiwane, named after a chief who had been killed there.
		It is maintained by some that the reason why they were killed, is because for some obscure reason, they withheld some of the cattle recovered from Chief Sekonyela.
	www.sahistory.org.za /pages/chronology/thisday/1838-02-06.htm (177 words)

	Piet Retief Mpumalanga South Africa
		Situated in South Eastern corner of Mpumalanga lies the picturesque town of Piet Retief, surrounded by beautiful plantations of Bluegum and Wattle trees.
		Piet Retief is situated on N2 approximately 100 km from neighbouring towns of Vryheid and Ermelo.
		This is where travellers can relax before carrying on with their journey to Pongola and North Coast beaches of Kwazulu Natal.
	www.pietretief.co.za (138 words)

	Surfbirds Birding Trip Report: North-East South Africa birding trip (25 September au 21 October 2002) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Night at Waterside Lodge in Piet Retief (lake with nesting herons and cormorants).
		The same day, 8 km before Piet Retief, one is eating a big rodent.
		Pair with 3 flying youngs, 11 and 12/10, Piet Retief.
	www.surfbirds.com /trip_report.php?id=78 (1955 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| sa news Tourists die in Mpumalanga bus crash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ten tourists were killed and nine others seriously injured when their luxury tour bus left the road between Piet Retief and Pongola in Mpumalanga on Wednesday, police confirmed.
		Dr Andrew Shija, superintendent of the Piet Retief hospital, where the injured were initially taken, said the bus driver and the tour guide were also seriously injured.
		Captain Sibongile Nkosi said the bus crashed around 12.30pm near the Assegai bridge about 20 kilometres from Piet Retief.
	iafrica.com /news/sa/180347.htm (480 words)

	Piet Retief council destroys squatters' homes
		MORE than 120 families spent four days without shelter this week after a municipal authority demolished their shacks.
		The 121 families were evicted from land in Piet Retief that the Mkhondo municipality earmarked for low-cost houses.
		However, no council resolution was taken and no court order was obtained to destroy the shacks in wards 11 and 13.
	www.news24.com /City_Press/News/0,,186-187_1971938,00.html (247 words)

	Piet Retief B&B \| Piet Retief Bed & Breakfast
		Bed and Breakfast Accommodation (BandBs) in Piet Retief in Mpumalanga South Africa
		DUSK TO DAWN B&B: Piet Retief Bed & Breakfast - Johann and Gudrun have turned their family home into a friendly and welcoming half-way stop for tourists and visitors en route on the N2 from the Kruger National Park or Gauteng to the Kwa-Zulu Natal North Coast or vice versa.
		Bed and Breakfast Accommodation (BandBs) in Piet Retief in Mpumalanga
	www.sa-venues.com /mpumalanga/bandb/pietretief.php (159 words)

	Piet Retief Bed & Breakfast / Self Catering Accommodation, HOLME LEA MANOR, Mpumalanga South Africa
		Piet Retief Bed & Breakfast / Self Catering Accommodation, HOLME LEA MANOR, Mpumalanga South Africa
		Holme Lea Manor is centrally situated in the historical town of Piet Retief on the Rainbow Route and approximately 30km from the Kingdom of Swaziland.
		There are several nature reserves within a few hours driving distance of Piet Retief including Mkuzi, Ndumu, Hluhluwe, Umfolozi, Itala, Sodwana, St Lucia and the Kruger National Park.
	www.wheretostay.co.za /holmeleamanor (207 words)

	The Battle That Turned The River Into Blood
		In Natal, on 6 February 1838, Piet Retief, Voortrekker Leader, and his party of 69 men were unexpectedly butchered to death while feasting with the Zulus.
		The Battle of Blood River on 16 December 1838 was to avenge their death.
		There were several more attacks on the Voortrekkers after Retief's murder at mGgundgundlovu (Dingaan, the Zulu chief's capital).
	www.encounter.co.za /article/15.html (575 words)

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