Andries Pretorius

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Andries Pretorius was a prominent 19th-century Boer leader and military commander who played a key role in establishing Afrikaner republics in southern Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Boer leader
human
military commander
burialPlace near Magaliesberg, Transvaal
countryOfCitizenship South African Republic
dateOfBirth 1798-11-27
dateOfDeath 1853-07-23
ethnicGroup Afrikaner
Boer
familyName Pretorius
fatherOf Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
givenName Andries
hasRelative Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
languageSpoken Afrikaans
Dutch
militaryRank commandant-general
movement Afrikaner nationalism (early form)
Boer republicanism
namesake Andriesvale
Pretoria
various streets and institutions in South Africa
notableWork command at the Battle of Blood River
leadership in the Great Trek
negotiation of the Bloemfontein Convention
negotiation of the Sand River Convention
role in the establishment of the Orange Free State
role in the establishment of the South African Republic
occupation farmer
military leader
politician
participantIn Battle of Blood River
First Boer–British conflicts in Natal
Great Trek
conflicts between Boers and Zulu Kingdom
placeOfBirth Cape Colony
Graaff-Reinet
placeOfDeath Magaliesberg
South African Republic
politicalIdeology support for independent Boer republics
positionHeld Commandant-General of the Voortrekkers
leader in the South African Republic
political leader of the Voortrekkers in Natal
religion Calvinism
residence Natal
Transvaal
sexOrGender male
significantEvent concluded treaties with British authorities regarding Boer independence north of the Vaal River
led Boer commando against Zulu king Dingane


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