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broke out and De Wet, Beyers, General Maritz, commander of a force on the border of the German colony, Kemp, and other Boer veterans took up arms again but most of the army remained loyal and the rebellion was swiftly put down by Botha and Smuts. The rebels were pardoned just two years later by Botha
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and moved his force by rail to Belmont station in the northern Cape Province. Upon detraining, they came under fire from a small force of Boers led by Commandant J. Prinsloo on Belmont Kopje. By the next morning, the British were in position to shell and then charge the hill despite some losses. The
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responded to a request for a statement on van Blerk's potentially subversive lyrics, insisting that the song was "in danger of being hijacked by a minority of right-wingers", and warning that "those who incite treason, whatever methods they employ, might well find themselves in difficulties with the
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was deeply religious and a small pocket Bible was rarely out of his hand. He had formidable looks - a long neatly trimmed brown beard and a high forehead with deep-set eyes that gave him a prematurely patriarchal appearance. His sister Cornelia was married to Pieter Van der Hoff, who was a nephew of
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in the war. The plan was to hold fire until the British had approached close enough for the Boers' advantage in rifle fire to take effect, while making it difficult for the full force of the British artillery to be used. In the early hours the British troops advanced across the plain unopposed, but
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had his men entrench on flat ground at the base of the Magersfontein hill. His controversial tactic was vindicated on 10 December when the hill was intensively shelled to no effect. Before dawn the following day, the crack Highland regiments were ordered to advance in close order. They alerted the
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in 2005. The song concerns an Orange Free State partisan facing impending defeat, the loss of his farm, and the incarceration of his family in a concentration camp during the Second Boer War. Contemplating what he feels is certain destruction for the Afrikaner people, he calls on
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and General Botha visited England and the United States later in the same year. The Boers, promised eventual self-government (granted in 1906 and 1907 for the Transvaal and Orange Free State respectively), received ÂŁ3,000,000 compensation, while acknowledging the sovereignty of
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respectively. Here the Boers occupied several koppies but with no better luck as they were similarly forced off by artillery and infantry charges. The way lay open for Methuen's force to the Modder (Mud) River crossing where the Boers had blown up the railway bridge.
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slowly eroded the will of the remaining Boer guerillas in the field to continue the fight, and they gradually came to the conclusion that a peace agreement with the British was necessary to prevent further suffering among the Boer population.
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would probably have been quite capable of taking to the field again at 67, it seems unlikely he would have gone against his word, especially as he had played such a leading role in bringing about the peace of Vereeniging.
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Prinsloo's men opened fire at long range, the troops took cover and the artillery pounded the Boer trenches. A series of British rushes pushed the Free-Staters back across the ford, and only a counter-attack led by
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attracted large crowds with accounts of his visions in which he saw the whole world consumed by war and the end of the British Empire. On 2 August he told of a dream in which he saw General
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for leadership. In Parliament he advocated neutrality and stated that he was utterly opposed to war unless South Africa was attacked. Nevertheless, he was persuaded by Botha and
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Boers retreated to their horses at the back of the koppie and fell back to Graspan, rejoining the larger force of Free-Staters and Transvaalers under the command of Prinsloo and
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confidence in the sincerity of the British proposals. Diplomatic efforts to find a way out of the conflict continued and eventually led to an agreement to hold peace talks at
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returning home bare-headed in a carriage adorned with flowers, while a black cloud with the number 15 on it poured down blood. The excited Boers took this as a sign that
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Eighteen months under General de la Rey: being the diary of the Swiss geologist Max Weber who fought for the Boers in the Western Transvaal during the Anglo-Boer War
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Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the circumstances leading up to and attending upon the deaths of Senator General the Honourable J.H. de la Rey and Dr. G. Grace
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famous, but exacerbated his conflicts with the cautious and unimaginative Cronjé, who sent him to block the advance of the British forces moving to relieve the
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were the low point of the British campaign and, thereafter, with massive reinforcements from all over the Empire, they gradually fought their way back. At
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defenders by stumbling across wires hung with tin cans and were soon pinned down. After nine hours taking heavy losses, including the brigade commander,
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in 1910. He became a Senator and supported Louis Botha, the first Prime Minister, in his attempts to unite Boer and British. An opposing faction led by
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appears to have been torn between loyalty to his comrades-in-arms, most of whom had joined the Hertzog faction, and his sense of honour.
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had also resigned. They encountered several police roadblocks but refused to stop; the roadblocks had in fact been set to capture the
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after the discovery of diamonds. As a young man, de la Rey worked as a transport rider on the routes serving the diamond diggings at
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siege (1880–1881) when Cronjé fell ill. He was elected commandant of the Lichtenburg district, and became a member of the Transvaal
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With the outbreak of the First World War, a crisis ensued when Louis Botha agreed to send troops to take over the German colony of
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Having realised that the traditional Boer tactic of fighting from higher ground exposed them to the superior British artillery,
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on 7 March 1902, a large part of Methuen's rear-guard was captured, including Methuen himself. Albeit ragged and often hungry,
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Serious violence broke out in 1914 when white miners on the Rand clashed with police and troops over the use of black miners.
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had no means to support them, and Methuen was also released since he had broken his leg when his own horse had fallen on him.
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After the Boers were forced back from the Modder River, the British spent some time repairing the Modder River bridge, while
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insisted that his men and Prinsloo's Free-Staters dig in on the banks of the Modder and Riet Rivers, the first use of
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to raise funds for the impoverished Boers whose families and farms had been devastated. In 1903 he was in India and
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wished to establish republican government as soon as possible and resisted co-operation with the British.
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commanded the government forces and the strikes were put down, but a dangerous atmosphere had formed.
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had an uncanny knack for avoiding ambush, leading many to believe that he was advised by the prophet
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was wounded and his son Adriaan was killed; he blamed Cronjé for failing to send reinforcements.
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along with several hundred of his troops. The troops were sent back to their lines because
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was elected to the colonial Transvaal Parliament, and he was one of the delegates to the
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The British offered terms of peace on various occasions, most notably in March 1901, but
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also had a political career and was one of the leading advocates of Boer independence.
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square of Lichtenburg's city hall, was sculpted by a town resident, Hennie Potgieter.
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would be triumphant, but van Rensburg himself believed the dream warned of death.
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De la Rey was noted for chivalrous behaviour towards his enemies. For example, at
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received very little formal education. The De la Rey family moved, this time to
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and laid down a new strategy of guerrilla war. The Western Transvaal fell to
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De la Rey married Jacoba Elizabeth (Nonnie) Greeff and the couple settled on
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counter-insurgency policy which aimed to cut off all sources of aid to the
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led an attack that resulted in the first shots of the war being fired at
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enabled the Boers to hold the field until dusk, when they slipped away.
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had belonged to Jacoba's father Hendrik Adriaan Greeff, the founder of
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In order to defeat the Boer guerillas, the British (initially under
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descent. His grandfather, a school teacher and the patriarch of the
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19/20th-century South African military officer during the Boer Wars
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South African Republic military personnel of the Second Boer War
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Leeu van die Wes Transvaal (translation: Lion of West Transvaal)
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Only a hard core of Boers were willing to remain in the field.
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in 1883. A supporter of the progressive faction under General
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People shot dead by law enforcement officers in South Africa
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has made a resurgence in South Africa due to a popular
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Opposition to South Africa's involvement in World War I
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took part and urged peace. The belligerents signed the
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not to take any actions which might arouse the Boers.
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movement placed a small memorial to him on his farm.
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Nevertheless, Magersfontein and the disasters on the
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Members of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa
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Jacobus Herculaas (Koos) de la Rey" 31: 1374:De La Rey – Lion of the West: A Biography 786:travelled to Europe with Louis Botha and 1370: 1277: 1218:"Lichtenburg: "Oasis of the North West"" 953: 623: 1519:South African people of Spanish descent 1036:De la Rey is an antagonist in the book 1456: 1442:Battle of Magersfontein – The Boer War 1410:Guerrilla Warfare: Kings of Revolution 1402: 1294: 1278:February, Judith (27 September 2006). 1271: 1144: 1098: 1514:South African people of Dutch descent 1436:Battle of Modder River – The Boer War 1381: 1353: 1233: 1231: 1171: 969: 404: 1302:"De la Rey not only subversive song" 1066: 1009:opposition party has retorted that 801: 13: 1388:. Pretoria: Bienedell Publishers. 1346: 1280:"Zuma's is a sad song 12 years on" 1228: 448: 14: 1540: 1429: 1308:. 7 February 2007. 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Index


Winburg
Orange River Sovereignty
Johannesburg
South Africa
Orange Free State
South African Republic
Union of South Africa
Basotho War
Sekhukhune's War
First Boer War
Second Boer War
Battle of Ladysmith
Siege of Ladysmith
Battle of Graspan
Battle of Modder River
Battle of Magersfontein
Battle of Doornkop
Battle of Diamond Hill
Battle of Elands River (1900)
Battle of Nooitgedacht
Battle of Middelfontein
Battle of Tweebosch
National Convention
Boer
Second Boer War
Winburg
Orange Free State
Boer
French Huguenot

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