Andries Pretorius Monument , Graaf Reniet

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Coordinates: 24.1900, -32.4400
Updated: 20 Jul 2026

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a Monument 2,5 km North of Graaf-Reinet. It was erected in honour of the Voortrekker leader General Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius (1798-1853), whose forces defeated the Zulu's under Dingaan, at the Battle of Blood River in 1838. He also took the lead in concluding the Sand River Convention of 1852, which recognized the independence of the South African Republic.

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Last updated · 20 Jul 2026

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South African History Online. (2016, September 22). Andries Pretorius Monument , Graaf Reniet. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121990

South African History Online (2016) 'Andries Pretorius Monument , Graaf Reniet', South African History Online, 22 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121990 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, Andries Pretorius Monument , Graaf Reniet [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121990, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"Andries Pretorius Monument , Graaf Reniet." South African History Online, 22 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121990. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Andries Pretorius Monument , Graaf Reniet." South African History Online. September 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121990.