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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Koos de la Rey | 0 |
Statements (44)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.