Piet Uys

For the South African rugby union player, see Piet Uys (rugby union).
Piet Uys
Piet Uys and his son Dirkie, dying in battle;
a frieze of the Voortrekker Monument
Born(1797-10-23)October 23, 1797 (bapt.)
Potberg, Swellendam district
DiedApril 11, 1838(1838-04-11) (aged 40)
Italeni, UmGungundlovu
Resting placeUysdoorns, Pietermaritzburg
reburied: Weltevrede, Utrecht
OccupationCommandant
SuccessorJacobus Johannes “Cobus” Uys, younger brother
SpouseAlida Maria Uys
Children“Kruppel” Koos (1819–1886)
Dirk Cornelis (1823–1838)
Petrus Lafras “Piet Hlobane” (1827–1879)
Parent(s)Jacobus Johannes “Koos Bybel” Uys (1770–1838)
Susanna Margaretha Moolman

Petrus Lafras Uys (more commonly known as Piet Uys[1]) (1797–1838)[2] was a Voortrekker leader[1] during the Great Trek.

  1. ^ a b Meintjes, Johannes (1973). The Voortrekkers: The Story of the Great Trek and the Making of South Africa. Cassell. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-304-29034-5.
  2. ^ Andrews, Thomas Edmund; Ploeger, Jan (1989). Straat- en Plekname Van Ou-Pretoria (in Afrikaans). J.L. van Schaik. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-627-01620-2.