Pieter Mauritz 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. Wikipedia
Born: November 12, 1780, Wellington, South Africa
Died: February 6, 1838 (age 57 years), uMgungundlovu District Municipality, South Africa
Children: Magdalena Margaretha, Jacobus Francois, Pieter Cornelis, and more
Resting place: December 21, 1838 KwaMatiwane, uMgungundlovu; 28°25′37″S 31°16′12″E / 28.42694°S 31.27000°E
Full name: Pieter Mauritz Retief
Nationality: South African
Parents: Jacobus Retief and Debora Joubert
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