Murder of Piet Retief
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The Murder of Piet Retief was a pivotal 1838 killing of the Voortrekker leader and his delegation by Zulu King Dingane, an event that dramatically escalated conflict during the Great Trek in South Africa.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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killing → massacre → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Retief massacre
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| burialPlace |
near present-day Hlomo amabuto
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| cause |
dispute over land cession in Natal
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tensions between Voortrekkers and Zulu Kingdom → |
| conflict |
Voortrekker–Zulu conflict
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| country |
South Africa
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| date |
1838-02-06
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| ethnicContext |
Voortrekkers
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Zulu → |
| followedBy |
Voortrekker commando campaigns against the Zulu
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massacre of Voortrekker camps along the Bloukrans River → |
| hasMainSubject |
Dingane kaSenzangakhona
→
Piet Retief → |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
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| historicalRegion |
Natal
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|
| involvedParty |
Voortrekkers
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Zulu Kingdom → |
| languageContext |
Afrikaans
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Zulu → |
| locatedIn |
KwaZulu-Natal
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uMgungundlovu → |
| method |
execution by clubbing
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impalement of bodies → |
| numberOfVictims |
approximately 100
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| orderedBy |
Dingane kaSenzangakhona
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| partOf |
Great Trek
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| perpetrator |
Dingane kaSenzangakhona
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| placeOfDeath |
uMgungundlovu
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| precededBy |
negotiations between Piet Retief and Dingane
→
signing of a land cession agreement → |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Blood River
→
Great Trek → |
| relatedPerson |
Andries Pretorius
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Mpande kaSenzangakhona → |
| result |
Battle of Blood River
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Battle of Italeni → Voortrekker retaliation → escalation of Voortrekker–Zulu hostilities → |
| significance |
key event in Afrikaner historical memory
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major episode in Zulu–Boer relations → turning point in the Great Trek → |
| victim |
Piet Retief
→
Voortrekker delegation → |
| year |
1838
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Murder of Piet Retief
("Retief massacre")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Great Trek
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significantEvent |