Andries Pretorius

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Voortrekkers
gptkbp:born 1798
gptkbp:children six
gptkbp:commemorated_by Pretorius Street in Pretoria
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Piet_Retief
gptkbp:contributed_to the establishment of the Orange Free State
gptkbp:died 1853
gptkbp:famous_landmark gptkb:Pretoria
gptkbp:founder the Voortrekker Monument
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Andries Pretorius
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Afrikaner_nationalism
gptkbp:is_a_member_of the Volksraad of the Natalia Republic
gptkbp:key_player the conflicts with the Zulu Kingdom
gptkbp:known_for founding the town of Pietermaritzburg
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:the_Boer_Republics
the Boer War efforts.
the Boer forces
the Second Anglo-Boer War
the resistance against British colonialism
gptkbp:led_to the Zulu War of 1838
gptkbp:lives_in gptkb:Natal_Colony
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:South_African
gptkbp:notable_commanders the Battle of Majuba Hill
the First Anglo-Boer War
gptkbp:notable_figures the history of South Africa
the history of the Afrikaner people
gptkbp:notable_for leadership in the Great Trek
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_leadership
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:the_Great_Trek
gptkb:the_Battle_of_Laing's_Nek
gptkbp:role commander at the Battle of Blood River
gptkbp:spouse Elisabeth Pretorius
gptkbp:strategic_goals the 19th century conflicts in Southern Africa
gptkbp:was_a_key_figure_in gptkb:the_establishment_of_the_Republic_of_the_Orange_Free_State
the formation of the South African Republic
gptkbp:was_a_proponent_of land rights for Afrikaners
gptkbp:was_involved_in gptkb:the_Battle_of_the_Tugela
the establishment of the Natalia Republic
the negotiations with the British government
gptkbp:was_known_for his military strategies
his role in the establishment of Boer independence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pretoria
gptkb:Orange_Free_State
gptkb:Paul_Kruger
gptkb:Xhosa_Wars
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5