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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- 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: 4 August 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 4 August 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 4 Aug. 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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Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
Manuel Perestrelo visited Cape St Francis in 1575 and named it 'Bahia de Sao Francisco'.
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