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… Marthinus Wessel Pretorius was born in September 17, 1819, near Graaff-Reinet in the then Cape Colony. He was a boer statesman, soldier, eldest son of the Great Trek leader Andries Pretorius, and the first president of the South African … Marthinus Wessel Pretorius …

… Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius was born on 27 November 1798 near  Graaff-Reinet … in the planning of the Great Trek and even went on a preliminary trip to the interior before he decided to take … King Dingane  following a failed land exchange agreement. Pretorius had advanced to a position of Commandant-General in …

… Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius …

… After the fall of Port Natal Port Natal Andries Pretorius arrived from Graaff-Reinet. On 25 November 1838 Pretorius took over leadership as Commandant-General of the … re-organised the Voortrekkers and started to prepare a retaliatory attack on the Zulu. On Sunday, 9th December, …

… 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 … Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius dies …

… Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius after whom Pretoria was named, died in 1853 at his … Gordon and Gotch) pg 349.|SAHO, 'Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius' , from South African History Online , [online], … Andries Pretorius, Pretoria founder reburied …

… a Monument 2,5 km North of Graaf-Reinet. It was erected in … the Voortrekker leader General Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius (1798-1853), whose forces defeated the Zulu's under … Andries Pretorius Monument , Graaf Reniet …

… The letter to Paul Pretorius (NUSAS) indicates SASO's intention to restrict … Letter from Temba Sono (SASO) to Paul Pretorius (NUSAS) …

… The letter from Paul Pretorius (NUSAS) is a response to a letter from Themba Sono (SASO) about restricting … Letter from Paul Pretorius (NUSAS) to Temba Sono (SASO) …

… This letter from Temba Sono (SASO) to Paul Pretorius (NUSAS) continues the correspondence about … Letter from Paul Pretorius (NUSAS) to Temba Sono (SASO) …

… Christina Pretorius, wife of Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius, dies near Warmbad (now Bela-Bela). …

… Covering letter from Paul Pretorius, Deputy-President, NUSAS, with a working paper on the proposed establishment of a Wages Committee under the Students Representative Council, … Letter from Paul Pretorius, NUSAS, to Local Committees, SRC Presidents …

… Bantjes was born in Graaff-Reinet district. He was a member of Voortrekker leader Jacob de Clercq's group who … and on being appointed secretary to Comdt.-Gen. Andries Pretorius, he kept the Journal of the 'Winkommando', a … the later presidents  Paul Kruger  and  Marthinus Wessel Pretorius  received their first education from him. He died …

… Circular letter from Paul Pretorius, President of the National Union of South African … Letter from Paul Pretorius, President, NUSAS, to SRC Presidents and others …

… Circular letter from Paul Pretorius, President of the National Union of South African … Letter from Paul Pretorius, President, NUSAS, to SRC Presidents and others …

… During the Pretoria centenary M.W. Pretorius, grandson of Marthinus Wessel Pretorius and great-grandson of Voortrekker leader A …

… A party of Transvaal transport riders consisting of Pieter Pretorius, younger brother of Andries Pretorius and uncle of Pres. M …

… Andries Pretorius, Voortrekker leader, and father of M.W. Pretorius, first president of the ZAR, marries Christina de …

… A truck belonging to Boeremag member Lets Pretorius is found in Lichtenburg with weapons and other supplies. Pretorius is arres …

… when the territory was annexed in 1877, joined Kruger and Pretorius to take up arms against the British. He led the …

… the South African (Transvaal) Republic, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, died at his home in Potchefstroom at the age of … his plans to merge the two republics were unsuccessful. Pretorius was the eldest son of the Great Trek leader Andries Pretorius and his wife Christina Petronella de Wit. …

… to 1872, making him the longest reigning Zulu king. He was a half-brother of Shaka and Dingane, who both preceded him as … on 16 December 1838 , 470 Voortrekkers, led by  Andries Pretorius , defeated an estimated 10,000 Zulu attackers on … so they agreed to help him. In January 1840 Andries Pretorius with a commando of 400 burghers helped Mpande in …

… He fought in the Fourth and Fifth Frontier Wars and was a wealthy sheep farmer when, like many other Dutch farmers at … Sir Harry Smith annexed the Orange Free State and Andries Pretorius, Potgieter's rival, gathered a commando to help the … part in politics because he was so far away. This gave Pretorius the opportunity to take the lead with Potgieter's …

… Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius visits Durban and is warmly received. …

… the Voortrekkers and the Zulu, including the killing of a number of trekkers in the encampments along the Bloukrans … to have an interest in politics, and accompanied Andries Pretorius to the signing of the Sand River Convention in … when there was conflict between the government lead by Pretorius, and the anti- state faction lead by Schoeman. In …

… Jan Bantjes, Voortrekker teacher of Paul Kruger and M.W. Pretorius, dies. …

… Jan Bantjes, Voortrekker teacher of Paul Kruger and M.W. Pretorius, dies. …

… Marthinus Wessel Pretorius is elected president of the Orange Free State. …

… Hercules Pretorius (14) is killed by a shark in Buffels Bay, Western Cape. …

… Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (81), first president of the ZAR, dies in …