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About Genl. Piet Retief Viljoen
Born in Pretoria, he was descended, on his mother's side, from the Voortrekker leader, Piet Retief. As a young man he fought in several native campaigns and in 1887 became Mining Commissioner in Heidelburg, ZAR. During the 2nd Anglo Boer War he was appointed as a general and displayed considerable daring and skill in the Orange Free State and in the Western Transvaal. Badly wounded in action near Lake Chrissie, he became a member of the Executive Council of the Republic and, upon the death of General Spruyt, was appointed to take his place. He died in Heidelberg.
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Genl. Piet Retief Viljoen's Timeline
| 1853 |
July 25, 1853
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Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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| 1878 |
July 12, 1878
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| 1880 |
April 9, 1880
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Delmas, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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| 1882 |
March 15, 1882
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| 1884 |
January 15, 1884
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| 1886 |
January 6, 1886
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Heidelberg - GP, Sedibeng, Gauteng, South Africa
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| 1888 |
May 6, 1888
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Heidelberg, South Africa
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| 1890 |
January 11, 1890
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| 1926 |
February 13, 1926
Age 72
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Heidelberg - GP, Sedibeng, Gauteng, South Africa
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