Koos de la Rey
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Koos de la Rey was a prominent Boer general and military leader renowned for his tactical skill and guerrilla warfare during the Anglo-Boer conflicts in South Africa.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| de la Rey | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Boer general
ⓘ
military leader ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Orange Free State
ⓘ
Transvaal ⓘ
surface form:
South African Republic
|
| associatedWith | Anglo-Boer conflicts in South Africa ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Diamond Hill
ⓘ
Battle of Magersfontein ⓘ Battle of Tweebosch ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1847-10-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Winburg, Orange Free State ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot ⓘ |
| commanded | Boer commandos in the Western Transvaal ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Boer War
ⓘ
Second Boer War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Orange Free State
ⓘ
Transvaal ⓘ
surface form:
South African Republic
|
| deathDate | 1914-09-15 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ |
| describedAs | Lion of the West ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Afrikaners
ⓘ
surface form:
Boer
|
| familyName |
Koos de la Rey
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
de la Rey
|
| fullName | Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey ⓘ |
| givenName | Jacobus ⓘ |
| hasMonument | statue in Lichtenburg ⓘ |
| inspired | Afrikaans folk songs ⓘ |
| language |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed at a police roadblock ⓘ |
| memberOf | South African Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Boer forces ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| militaryStrategy |
mobile commando warfare
ⓘ
use of terrain and trenches ⓘ |
| nickname | Koos ⓘ |
| notableAction | defensive planning at Magersfontein ⓘ |
| notableFor |
guerrilla warfare tactics
ⓘ
tactical skill against British forces ⓘ |
| notableVictory | defeat of British forces at Tweebosch ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | advocated reconciliation between Boers and British after the war ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | Boer hero in Afrikaner nationalism ⓘ |
| religion | Dutch Reformed Church ⓘ |
| residence | Lichtenburg, Transvaal ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | Boer negotiator at the Treaty of Vereeniging ⓘ |
| signed | Treaty of Vereeniging ⓘ |
| spouse | Jacoba Elizabeth Greeff ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
de la Rey