Petrus Lafras Uys (more commonly known as PietUys) (1797–1838) was a Voortrekker leader during the Great Trek. He was born in Swellendam, the third son...
Uys is the surname of a family that played a significant role in South African history during the nineteenth century and made distinguished contributions...
Swellendam in 1823, the son of Petrus Lafras Uys and Alida Maria Uys. After the massacre of Piet Retief and his men by Dingaan on 6 February 1838, a number...
PietUys, which left the Eastern Cape Uitenhage and Albany area on 8 September 1834. Gert, as he was affectionately known, farmed together with Piet Uys...
Jacobus Johannes Uys (/eɪs/ ayss; 30 May 1921 – 29 January 1996), better known as Jamie Uys, was a South African film director, best known for directing...
that King Dingane insisted they visit him in person. Johannes Uys, brother of PietUys, and a number of comrades with a few wagons travelled toward King...
increasingly ill and was unable to lead an expedition. It was decided that PietUys and Hendrik Potgieter would lead a punitive commando in retaliation to...
and PietUys advanced to attack Dingane. On 11 April, they were attacked and with difficulty cut their way out. Among those slain were PietUys and his...
African Republic had its origins in 1837 when the commandos of Potgieter and PietUys defeated a Matabele raiding party of Mzilikazi and drove them back over...
Front General-Secretary Col. PietUys Global Politician. 24 May 2005 Archived 3 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Uys, Stanley (21 August 2009). "The...
200 cavalry of the Frontier Light Horse (FLH), the civilian followers of PietUys and Wood's irregulars, 300 African infantry along with ox-wagon transport...
by Piet Retief 11 April - Battle of Italeni where Zulus repulsed the Voortrekkers close to uMgungundlovu. 11 April - Voortrekker leaders PietUys and...
Potgieter, PietUys and Gerrit Maritz, helped by Rolong and Griqua tribes, defeat Ndebele at Mosega 2 February - Voortrekker leader Piet Retief publishes...
de Andrada e Silva, Brazilian statesman, naturalist (b. 1763) April 9 – PietUys, Voortrekker leader (in battle) (b. 1797) May – Francisco Gómez, President...
The Voortrekker Piet Retief is murdered by the Zulu king Dingane. Retief's followers are attacked at Bloukrans. The Voortrekker PietUys is killed in the...
400 men lifted thirty cattle and 1,500 sheep from the farm of the late PietUys. The shock of the defeat contributed to a weakening of the Zulu resolve...
Kommissitrek (“Commission Trek”). The aim of the trek, which was led by PietUys, was to explore the region around Port Natal (later Durban) and assess...
went on to become Springboks. They were Willem Stapelberg, Alan Menter, PietUys, Mof Myburgh, Polla Fourie, Johan Spies, Frik du Preez and Thys Lourens...
his report induced a party of Boers under PietUys, including Jan Bantjes, to go there also. Both Smith and Uys travelled overland through Kaffraria, and...
carries the names of the Voortrekker leaders: PietUys, Andries Hendrik Potgieter, Andries Pretorius, Piet Retief and Gerrit Maritz. The lengths of the...
April. Boer general PietUys formed a raiding party of fifteen volunteers (including his son, Dirkie Uys.) During subsequent fighting Uys, his son, the Malan...
Ndebele at the Battle of Vegkop 1836 Voortrekkers under Andries Potgieter, PietUys and Gerrit Maritz, helped by Rolong and Griqua tribes, defeat Ndebele at...
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