of the Council of policy in the camp." Some however continue to speculate that the "Maritz" part was a naming after Gerrit Maritz, another Voortrekker leader, from the start. However, Pietermaritzburg was originally Pietermauritzburg, thereby incorporating both Retief's first and second name. It was only afterwards that the "u" was dropped and it was decreed that Maritz also be remembered in the title. Rhodes University has a residence named after Retief, in Kimberley Hall. References Further reading External links Piet Retief, a short biography Piet Retief, biography Voortrekker Museum, Pietermaritzburg 1780 births 1838 deaths 19th-century South African people Afrikaner people Dutch Cape Colony people Great Trek History of KwaZulu-Natal Members of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NHK) People from the Western Cape 18th-century South African people