Pretorius
[pri-tawr-ee-uh s, -tohr-; Dutch prey-toh-ree-oo s]
- An·dries Wil·hel·mus Ja·co·bus [ahn-drees vil-hel-moo s yah-kaw-boo s] /ˈɑn dris vɪlˈhɛl mʊs yɑˈkɔ bʊs/, 1799–1853, and his son Mar·thi·nus Wes·sels [mahr-tee-noo s ves-uh ls] /mɑrˈti nʊs ˈvɛs əls/, 1819–1901, Boer soldiers and statesmen in South Africa.
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According to Pretorius, the conference was an unsatisfactory one.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6)Louis Creswicke
Like the rest of his countrymen, Pretorius would brook no control.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6)Louis Creswicke
The church promised by Pretorius was built in 1841, three years later.
Seven Legs Across the SeasSamuel Murray
Pretorius and his burghers met the Zulu forces at a river then unnamed.
Seven Legs Across the SeasSamuel Murray
Pretorius, however, gave him 48 hours' notice to quit the Republic.
A Century of WrongF. W. Reitz
Pretorius
- Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus (ˈɑndriːs wɪlˈhɛlmys jaːˈkoːbys). 1799–1853, a Boer leader in the Great Trek (1838) to escape British sovereignty; he also led an expedition to the Transvaal (1848). The town Pretoria was named after him
- his son, Marthinus Wessels (marˈtiːnys ˈwɛsəls). 1819–1901, first president of the South African Republic (1857–71) and of the Orange Free State (1859–63)
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