Dirkie Uys

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Dirkie Uys was a young Voortrekker hero of South African history, remembered for his bravery and death alongside his father during conflicts with the Zulu in the 1830s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf South African person
Voortrekker
historical figure
causeOfDeath battle with Zulu forces
commemoratedBy monuments in South Africa
place names in South Africa
countryOfCitizenship South Africa
culture Boer frontier culture
ethnicGroup Afrikaners
surface form: Afrikaner

Voortrekker NERFINISHED
familyName Uys NERFINISHED
father Piet Uys NERFINISHED
givenName Dirk NERFINISHED
hasOccupation Voortrekker youth
hasQuality bravery
loyalty to his father
hasRole child soldier
historicalEventContext Voortrekker–Zulu conflicts NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod 19th century
languageSpoken Afrikaans
mannerOfDeath killed in battle
notableFor bravery during the Great Trek
dying in battle alongside his father
opponent Zulu Kingdom NERFINISHED
participantIn Battle of Italeni NERFINISHED
Great Trek NERFINISHED
conflicts between Voortrekkers and Zulu
partOf Uys family NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity Natal NERFINISHED
South African interior
religion Calvinism
Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism

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Battle of Italeni notableDeath Dirkie Uys