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Piet Retief

Afrikaner pioneer (1780–1838)

  • Fame50.8
  • Momentum1.0
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Lived 1780–1838, aged 58South Africa
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    1780–1838
    Aged 58
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Updated 2026-08-18

Pieter Retief was a Voortrekker leader. Settling in 1814 in the frontier region of the Cape Colony, he later assumed command of punitive expeditions during the sixth Xhosa War. He became a spokesperson for the frontier farmers who voiced their discontent and wrote the Voortrekkers' declaration at their departure from the colony.

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