Piet Retief, Voortrekker leader who was murdered by Zulu king Dingane at Ungungundlovo, is born on the farm Soetendal, Wagenmakersvallei, Wellington, Cape.
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Piet Retief, Voortrekker leader who was murdered by Zulu king Dingane at Ungungundlovo, is born on the farm Soetendal, Wagenmak
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, p. 305.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, November 11). Piet Retief, Voortrekker leader who was murdered by Zulu king Dingane at Ungungundlovo, is born on the farm Soetendal, Wagenmak. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069446
South African History Online (2011) 'Piet Retief, Voortrekker leader who was murdered by Zulu king Dingane at Ungungundlovo, is born on the farm Soetendal, Wagenmak', South African History Online, 11 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069446 (Accessed: 15 October 2026).
South African History Online, Piet Retief, Voortrekker leader who was murdered by Zulu king Dingane at Ungungundlovo, is born on the farm Soetendal, Wagenmak [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069446, (accessed 15 October 2026).
"Piet Retief, Voortrekker leader who was murdered by Zulu king Dingane at Ungungundlovo, is born on the farm Soetendal, Wagenmak." South African History Online, 11 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069446. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Piet Retief, Voortrekker leader who was murdered by Zulu king Dingane at Ungungundlovo, is born on the farm Soetendal, Wagenmak." South African History Online. November 11, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069446.
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