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Christiaan Rudolph de Wet, 1854-1922

Nationality: Africaans
Date of Birth: 1854.10.07
Place of Birth: Leeuwkop near Smithfield, Orange Free State
Date of Death: 1922.02.03
Place of Death: Klipfontein, near Dewetsdorp

Identity:

Christiaan Rudolph de Wet was a Boer general and rebel leader.

Life:

De Wet's name is inextricably woven into the epic struggle of Afrikaners for independence from British rule in South Africa. JW was pro-Boer and an admirer of de Wet's exploits during the Boer War, 1899-1902.

Bibliography:

Encyclopedia Brittanica, (11th edition) 1911.