Christiaan Rudolf de Wet (7 October 1854 – 3 February 1922) was a Boer general, rebel leader and politician. Born on the Leeuwkop farm, in the district...
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Johannes Christiaan de Wet (1912–1990) was South Africa's most influential jurist and teacher of law. Born as a farmer's son in the Orange Free State...
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De Wet is the name of: Jacob Willemszoon de Wet (c. 1610 – between 1675 and 1691), Dutch painter Christiaan de Wet (1854–1922), Boer general, rebel leader...
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bittereinders. Led by generals such as Louis Botha, Jan Smuts, Christiaan de Wet, and Koos de la Rey, Boer guerrillas used hit-and-run attacks and ambushes...
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de Wet, father of the Second Anglo-Boer War general Christiaan de Wet. Eventually recognized officially, the town became a municipality and named De Wet...
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before the cavalry. The commander-in-chief of the Free State forces, Christiaan de Wet, in his book called the chapter on the subject "Wild Flight from Poplar...
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(1899–1902) and a younger brother of Boer general and politician Christiaan de Wet. Piet de Wet participated in the Battle of Poplar Grove (7 March 1900), the...
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Second Boer War General Koos de la Rey: Second Boer War General Christiaan de Wet: Second Boer War General Piet de Wet: Second Boer War General Sarel...
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14 June 1900 and became - with generals like Piet de Wet, the brother of General Christiaan de Wet - a leading figure in the British National Scouts Corps...
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Transvaal president with the Boer generals Louis Botha, Jan Smuts, Christiaan de Wet and Koos de la Rey and they would discuss the progress of the war and whether...
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with other Boers east of the Modder. Boers under noted commander Christiaan De Wet were only 30 miles (48 km) away to the south-east and other forces...
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Dutch historical/allegorical painter Christiaan de Bruin (born 1990), South African rugby player Christiaan de Wet (1854–1922), South African Boer general...
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May 1902, when he went on sick-leave and was replaced by General Christiaan de Wet as acting state president. On the British side, Sir Alfred Milner...
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sovereignty of Edward VII. After the war De la Rey travelled to Europe with Louis Botha and Christiaan de Wet to raise funds for the impoverished Boers...
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Commandant Christiaan de Wet's Boer commando surprised and defeated a force of Imperial Yeomanry under the command of Major Williams. By late 1901, de Wet's guerilla...
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1900 was a rare defeat of Christiaan de Wet's Boer commando at the hands of a force of British Mounted Infantry (MI). De Wet was one of the most successful...
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rule. De Wet was the son of the field cornet Pieter Gerhardus de Wet and his wife, Magdalena Judith Keet, and a cousin of General Christiaan de Wet (Pieter...
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Hertzog and Christiaan Rudolf de Wet to found the National Party. National Party Steyn, James Barry Munnik Hertzog and Christiaan Rudolf de Wet co-founded...
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but they too finally surrendered to Boer commander Piet de Wet, the brother of Christiaan de Wet. All firing ceased at about 2.00pm.The British casualties...
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foot of the monument. Also beside the monument are the graves of Christiaan de Wet, Rev. John Daniel Kestell, President of the Orange Free State Martinus...
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The parody celebrated the guerrilla warfare of Boer commando Christiaan De Wet. De Wet he is mounted, he rides up the street The English skedaddle an...
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Swart in 1965. It was named after Second Boer War General Christiaan de Wet. The De Wet Decoration was one of only three South African military awards...
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Rouxville Commando in November 1899, during the failed attempt of General Christiaan de Wet during the Second Boer Invasion of the Cape Colony on 16 December...
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Academy of Sciences. "De Wet Swanepoel". www.up.ac.za. Retrieved 2022-06-30. Engineers, My (2020-12-10). "Professor Daniël Christiaan De Wet Swanepoel Wins African...
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parody celebrated the guerrilla warfare of Boer commando leader Christiaan De Wet. De Wet he is mounted, he rides up the street The English skedaddle an...
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Colony. For nearly two years longer the burghers kept the field under Christiaan de Wet and other leaders, but by the articles of peace signed on 31 May 1902...
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Government Notes and all the “currency” commandeered under the Kommando Christiaan de Wet which equates to 650,000 pond (166,766 ounces) this brings the number...
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guerrilla campaign against the British together with Koos de la Rey and Christiaan de Wet. The success of his measures was seen in the steady resistance...
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British had occupied only the southern, lower summit. Vice Commandant Christiaan De Wet quickly grasped the situation, and led some men on horseback to gallop...
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the Harrismith Commando. In February 1901 Wessels joined general Christiaan de Wet in his invasion of the Cape Colony. In March 1901 he became assistant...
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