Koos

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Koos is the commonly used nickname of Koos de la Rey, a prominent Boer general and political figure from South African history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Boer general
South African politician
human
birthName Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
commanded Western Transvaal Boer forces
commemoratedBy songs and monuments in South Africa
continentOfOrigin Africa
countryOfCitizenship Orange Free State
South African Republic
dateOfBirth 1847-10-22
dateOfDeath 1914-09-15
ethnicGroup Afrikaners
surface form: Boer
givenName Koos self-linksurface differs
hasHonorific General
historicalPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
languageSpoken Afrikaans
Dutch
legacy considered one of the most respected Boer generals
figure in Afrikaner nationalist memory
mannerOfDeath shot
memberOf South African Republic
surface form: South African Republic Volksraad
militaryBranch Boer forces
surface form: Boer commandos
militaryRank general
nickname Koos self-linksurface differs
notableBattle Battle of Magersfontein
Battle of Tweebosch
notableEvent killed at a police roadblock in 1914
notableFor guerrilla warfare against the British Empire
leadership in the Western Transvaal during the Second Boer War
numberOfChildren 12
occupation military commander
politician
opponent British Empire
participantIn First Boer War
Second Boer War
placeOfBirth Winburg, Orange Free State
surface form: Winburg, Orange River Sovereignty
placeOfDeath near Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
politicalAlignment Boer republicanism
regionOfActivity Orange Free State
Transvaal
religion Dutch Reformed Church
spouse Jacoba Elizabeth Greeff

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Koos givenName Koos self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Koos de la Rey
Koos de la Rey nickname Koos
Koos nickname Koos self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Koos de la Rey