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Capt. Smith attacks Andries Pretorius at Congella in Natal. Smith is defeated, seventeen men are killed and thirty-one are wo
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South African History Online. (2012, May 18). Capt. Smith attacks Andries Pretorius at Congella in Natal. Smith is defeated, seventeen men are killed and thirty-one are wo. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083484
South African History Online (2012) 'Capt. Smith attacks Andries Pretorius at Congella in Natal. Smith is defeated, seventeen men are killed and thirty-one are wo', South African History Online, 18 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083484 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Capt. Smith attacks Andries Pretorius at Congella in Natal. Smith is defeated, seventeen men are killed and thirty-one are wo [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083484, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Capt. Smith attacks Andries Pretorius at Congella in Natal. Smith is defeated, seventeen men are killed and thirty-one are wo." South African History Online, 18 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083484. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Capt. Smith attacks Andries Pretorius at Congella in Natal. Smith is defeated, seventeen men are killed and thirty-one are wo." South African History Online. May 18, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083484.
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