Andries Wilhemus Jacobus Pretorius Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Andries Wilhemus Jacobus Pretorius, based on 6 World History Database records associated with South Africa.

6 records1838–18524 events3 places

Chronological biography

1838

Battle of Blood River16 December 1838

Warfare / Military · Blood River

With 500 defeats 10,000 Zulus under Dingane. Held by the Afrikaner as a triumph over the African demonstrating God is on their side. Afrikaners hold the day to be "holy" & annualy celebrate its anniversary

1840

Unification1840

Government / Government of South Africa · Transvaal

Persuades Boer settlers in Transvaal to unite with Natal

1847

Independence of South Africa1847

Government / Government of South Africa · River Vaal

Crosses the Vaal River to free the Boers from British rule

Independence of Transvaal1847

Government / Government of South Africa · River Vaal

Crosses the Vaal River to free the Boers from British rule

1852

Independence of South Africa1852

Government / Government of South Africa · Transvaal

Wins the Independence of Transvaal from the British

Independence of Transvaal1852

Government / Government of South Africa · Transvaal

Wins the Independence of Transvaal from the British

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.