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Piet Retief orders Erasmus Smit to ordain himself (Smit) as minister of the Voortrekkers, but meets with violent opposition b
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South African History Online. (2012, April 23). Piet Retief orders Erasmus Smit to ordain himself (Smit) as minister of the Voortrekkers, but meets with violent opposition b. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082009
South African History Online (2012) 'Piet Retief orders Erasmus Smit to ordain himself (Smit) as minister of the Voortrekkers, but meets with violent opposition b', South African History Online, 23 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082009 (Accessed: 7 August 2026).
South African History Online, Piet Retief orders Erasmus Smit to ordain himself (Smit) as minister of the Voortrekkers, but meets with violent opposition b [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082009, (accessed 7 August 2026).
"Piet Retief orders Erasmus Smit to ordain himself (Smit) as minister of the Voortrekkers, but meets with violent opposition b." South African History Online, 23 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082009. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Piet Retief orders Erasmus Smit to ordain himself (Smit) as minister of the Voortrekkers, but meets with violent opposition b." South African History Online. April 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082009.
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