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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
576:, without managing to advance at all, they finally broke and retreated in disorder. The battle caused public mourning in Scotland and Methuen was sidelined; the relief of Kimberley would be entrusted to
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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
798:(1903), which was translated into English as "A Woman's Wanderings and Trials During the Anglo-Boer War" translated by Lucy Hotz, and published in London (1903).
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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
1239:"Ministry of Arts & Culture on Bok Van Blerks's Supposed Afrikaans "Struggle Song," De La Rey and Its Coded Message to Fermenting Revolutionary Sentiments"
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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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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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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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also had a political career and was one of the leading advocates of Boer independence.
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would be triumphant, but van Rensburg himself believed the dream warned of death.
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received very little formal education. The De la Rey family moved, this time to
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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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descent. His grandfather, a school teacher and the patriarch of the
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1152:"Boer Leaders Coming Here: Botha and De la Rey to Visit America"
1101:"Koos de la Rey, Fighting General, Anglo-Boer War, South Africa"
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Leeu van die Wes Transvaal (translation: Lion of West Transvaal)
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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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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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Myne Omzwervingen en Beproevingen Gedurende den Oorlog
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movement placed a small memorial to him on his farm.
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Members of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa
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608:was taken on 13 March 1900, Pretoria on 5 June;
255:Member of the Transvaal Parliament, Delegate to
1358:(MHCS) (in Afrikaans). University of Pretoria.
692:on 7 March 1902 he captured Lieutenant General
1257:"DA says De la Rey not only 'subversive' song"
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1187:Hon. Mr. Justice Reinhold Gregorowski (1914).
1080:. Geni. A MyHeritage company. 23 December 2022
1241:. dac.gov.za. 6 February 2007. Archived from
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734:outbreaks and abysmal camp conditions. These
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974:Interest in the life and career of General
931:graveyard, where a bronze bust by sculptor
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1074:"Genl. Jacobus Herculaas (Koos) de la Rey"
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1374:De La Rey – Lion of the West: A Biography
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1218:"Lichtenburg: "Oasis of the North West""
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1519:South African people of Spanish descent
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1442:Battle of Magersfontein – The Boer War
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1388:. Pretoria: Bienedell Publishers.
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899:'s back, ending his life; his
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83:Main Reef Road, Langlaagte,
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1448:Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey
1405:"Chapter 4: Koos de la Rey"
1371:Meintjes, Johannes (1966).
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1161:. 30 July 1902. p. 3.
988:, released by folk singer
881:Christian Frederick Beyers
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1444:at www.britishbattles.com
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1126:"Profiel: J.H. de la Rey"
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596:(8 February 1900), while
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399:Transvaal's state Church
68:Orange River Sovereignty
1450:at www.sahistory.org.za
219:Battle of Middelfontein
194:Battle of Magersfontein
1479:Afrikaner nationalists
1403:Polack, Peter (2018).
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614:Portuguese East Africa
574:Major General Wauchope
538:Battle of Modder River
214:Battle of Nooitgedacht
204:Battle of Diamond Hill
189:Battle of Modder River
119:South African Republic
1354:Rowan, Zelda (2005).
1290:on 27 September 2007.
1267:on 27 September 2007.
958:Equestrian statue of
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816:Union of South Africa
768:Treaty of Vereeniging
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468:was appointed one of
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1216:Lichtenburg Museum.
602:Major General French
338:Battle of Boomplaats
1382:Weber, Max (1999).
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861:Siener van Rensburg
812:National Convention
736:attritional tactics
728:concentration camps
670:Siener van Rensburg
514:Lieutenant General
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276:general during the
257:National Convention
224:Battle of Tweebosch
173:Battle of Ladysmith
1312:on 12 August 2007.
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1054:Regiment de la Rey
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732:infectious disease
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498:Siege of Kimberley
460:Battle of Kraaipan
405:Military campaigns
199:Battle of Doornkop
178:Siege of Ladysmith
1040:by the novelist,
839:South West Africa
814:which led to the
788:Christiaan de Wet
674:Battle of Rooiwal
510:Battle of Graspan
397:, founder of the
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