Cory Library and Historical Archives

Murder of Retief

Item

George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935) and Greaves, Duncan (photographer), “Murder of Retief”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/6453

Title

Murder of Retief

Description

Piet Retief and about 100 others were murdered by the Zulu warriors of Dingaan on 6 February 1838.,Image taken from the 1916 silent film ‘De Voortrekkers’, directed by Howard Shaw, which was a dramatization of the Great Trek and it’s aftermath.

Subject

KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) -- History -- 1824-1842

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018132

Creator

George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935)

Greaves, Duncan (photographer)

Type

Still Image

Provenance

Bestowed to Rhodes University by Sir George Cory

Location - Physical Location

Original held at Cory Library for Humanities Research, situated at Rhodes University.

Location - Copy -- Shelf Locator

MS 10 542

CD 55

useGuidelines

In order to obtain a license for the use of any of the images apply to the Cory Library at cory@ru.ac.za

Item sets

Sir George Cory Lantern Slide Collection

Media

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George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935) and Greaves, Duncan (photographer), “Murder of Retief”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/6453