Piet Retief

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.

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Who was born first?

• Piet Retief and Jørgen Jørgensen were born the same year
• Piet Retief was born 1 year before William John Burchell
• Piet Retief was born 1 year before Adelbert von Chamisso
• Piet Retief was born 1 year before Johann Baptist von Spix
• Piet Retief was born 1 year after Zebulon Pike

Timeline

1. Zebulon PikeJanuary 5, 1779 – April 27, 1813
2. Jørgen JørgensenMarch 29, 1780 – January 20, 1841
3. Piet Retief (this page)November 12, 1780 – February 6, 1838
4. Adelbert von ChamissoJanuary 30, 1781 – August 21, 1838
5. Johann Baptist von SpixFebruary 9, 1781 – 1826
6. William John BurchellJuly 23, 1781 – March 3, 1863

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