Pretorius, Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus (prĭtôr`ēəs, Du. än`drēs vĭlhĕl`məs yäkō`bəs prātôr`ēəs), 1799–1853, Boer (Afrikaner) leader. He was elected (1838) commandant general of the Boers of Natal and in that year defeated a large force of Zulus at Blood River. This victory made possible the organization of a Boer Republic of Natal (see KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal (kwäz
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..... Click the link for more information. ). In 1848, Pretorius led a party of Boers across the Drakensberg and created there the nucleus of the South African Republic (the Transvaal Transvaal (trănzväl`), former province, NE South Africa.
..... Click the link for more information. ). The city of Pretoria Pretoria (prĭtô`rēə), city (1991 pop.
..... Click the link for more information. was named in his honor.
`l..... Click the link for more information. ). In 1848, Pretorius led a party of Boers across the Drakensberg and created there the nucleus of the South African Republic (the Transvaal Transvaal (trănzväl`), former province, NE South Africa.
..... Click the link for more information. ). The city of Pretoria Pretoria (prĭtô`rēə), city (1991 pop.
..... Click the link for more information. was named in his honor.
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