Anglo Boer war

Boer commando 1899-1902

Boer soldier fighting the British Empire

Boer boy during the Second Boer/Anglo War

He is generally regarded as the bravest of the Boer generals during the Second Boer War and as one of the leading figures of Boer independence. As a guerrilla, his tactics proved extremely successful. De la Rey opposed the war until the last, but when he was once accused of cowardice during a Volksraad session by President Paul Kruger, he replied that if the time for war came, he would be fighting long after Paul Kruger had given up and fled for safety. This proved to be the case.

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No 10 Botha

The Boer Generals at war's end (L to R): Christaan de Wet , Koos de La Rey, and Louis Botha.

No 19 Steyn

No 20 Smit

No 13 Schoeman

Simon's Town / Simonstown, Cape Town, South Africa - A place to enjoy whale watching, penguins, sun, yachting, fishing, eating and good, safe accommodation.

No 16 de Beer

No 11 Kruitzinger