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Also Known As Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius
Born November 27, 1798 • near Graaff-Reinet • South Africa • (Birthday in 6 days)
Died July 23, 1853 (aged 54) • Transvaal • South Africa
Role In Battle of Blood River • Great Trek

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Andries Pretorius, portrait (artist unknown).
Monuments to Andries Pretorius (right) and his son Marthinus serve as a tribute to their place in the history of South Africa.
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Andries Hendrik Potgieter
Boer leader
Piet Retief
Piet Retief
Boer leader
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
Boer South African leader
Joubert, Petrus Jacobus
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South African politician
de la Rey, Jacobus Hercules
Jacobus Hercules de la Rey
Boer leader
Boer Gen. Pieter Arnoldus Cronjé (left) surrendering to British Field Marshal Lord Roberts, 1900, during the South African War (1899–1902).
Pieter Arnoldus Cronjé
Boer general
Salomon Gerhardus Maritz
South African general
Jan Smuts.
Jan Smuts
South African statesman
Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger
South African statesman
Louis Botha
Louis Botha
prime minister of Union of South Africa
Theophilus Shepstone.
Sir Theophilus Shepstone
British South African statesman
Christiaan Rudolf de Wet
Boer statesman
Burgers, Thomas François
Thomas François Burgers
president of Transvaal
Isaac Schapera
South African anthropologist
Beyers
C.F. Beyers
South African politician
Dingane
Zulu king of Natal
Barney Barnato
British financier
Sir Donald Currie
British shipowner and politician
Robert Broom
South African paleontologist
Jacob Zuma
Jacob Zuma
president of South Africa