by Allan Gordon | Apr 6, 2020 | Anniversaries, South African War 1899 - 1902
Barry Hertzog, as he was known, was born on 6 April 1866 and was a general in the South African War. He fought with distinction during the guerrilla phase of the war. After the signing of the Peace Treaty of Vereeniging, he became a political opponent of both Louis...
by Allan Gordon | Apr 4, 2020 | Anniversaries, South African War 1899 - 1902
Gideon Scheepers was born on 4 April 1878 and started his military career with the Staats Artillery as a heliograph signaller. At the start of the South African War he was seconded to Commandant de Wet and saw action at the Siege of Kimberley. He then served with...
by Allan Gordon | Apr 2, 2020 | Anniversaries, South African War 1899 - 1902
Denys Reitz was born on 2 April 1882 and was 17 years old when the South African War broke out. Initially he was considered too young to take up arms, but with the blessing of his father and President Kruger, he was sent to the Natal front, where under...
by Allan Gordon | Mar 30, 2020 | Anniversaries, South African War 1899 - 1902
On 30 March 1901 a Boer Commando was surprised by Colonel Campbell’s column at De Kraalen’s Drift which crossed the Assegaai river, south-east of Piet Retief. Twenty prisoners were taken, together with seven wagons and a large number of cattle.
by Allan Gordon | Mar 22, 2020 | Anniversaries, South African War 1899 - 1902
George de Villebois-Mareuil was born on 22 March 1847 in France. He had a distinguished military career in France, being decorated for bravery in 1871. On his own request he was placed on military reserve in France aged 47. He joined up with the Boers in 1899 and saw...
by Allan Gordon | Mar 18, 2020 | Anniversaries, South African War 1899 - 1902
Lieutenant-Colonel Gough died on 18 March 1963. He was a young Lieutenant when ordered to the Natal front in 1899, having not completed the Staff College course. He served under Colonel Dundonald in the Relief of Ladysmith. During the guerrilla phase of the war he...
