Transvaal burghers shoot Jacobus du Toit on horseback. He refused to stop when challenged. He is wounded and the horse killed.

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01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau

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South African History Online. (2012, August 14). Transvaal burghers shoot Jacobus du Toit on horseback. He refused to stop when challenged. He is wounded and the horse killed.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090999

South African History Online (2012) 'Transvaal burghers shoot Jacobus du Toit on horseback. He refused to stop when challenged. He is wounded and the horse killed.', South African History Online, 14 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090999 (Accessed: 21 September 2026).

South African History Online, Transvaal burghers shoot Jacobus du Toit on horseback. He refused to stop when challenged. He is wounded and the horse killed. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090999, (accessed 21 September 2026).

"Transvaal burghers shoot Jacobus du Toit on horseback. He refused to stop when challenged. He is wounded and the horse killed.." South African History Online, 14 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090999. Accessed 21 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Transvaal burghers shoot Jacobus du Toit on horseback. He refused to stop when challenged. He is wounded and the horse killed.." South African History Online. August 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090999.