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instanceOf
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Boer general
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guerrilla leader
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human
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military commander
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politician
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authored
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Three Years War (1899–1902)
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birthDate
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1854-10-07
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birthPlace
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Smithfield district, Orange Free State
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burialPlace
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Bloemfontein, South Africa
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conflict
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First Boer War
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Maritz Rebellion
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Second Boer War
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countryOfCitizenship
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Orange Free State
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Union of South Africa
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deathDate
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1922-02-03
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deathPlace
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Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, Union of South Africa
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detainedBy
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British authorities
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ethnicGroup
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Boer
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familyName
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de Wet
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genre
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military memoir
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givenName
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Christiaan
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hasOccupation
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farmer
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politician
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soldier
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languageSpoken
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Afrikaans
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Dutch
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militaryBranch
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Orange Free State forces
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movement
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Boer republicanism
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name
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Christiaan de Wet
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notableFor
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guerrilla warfare against British forces in the Second Boer War
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hit-and-run tactics and mobility
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opponent
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British Army
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British Empire
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participatedIn
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Battle of Sanna's Post
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Relief of sieges and raids in the Orange Free State during the Second Boer War
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placeOfDetention
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St. Helena
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positionHeld
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Commandant-General of the Orange Free State forces
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Senator in the Union of South Africa
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member of the Orange Free State Volksraad
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rank
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general
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receivedSentence
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term of imprisonment and fine after 1914 rebellion
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religion
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Calvinism
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supported
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Maritz Rebellion (1914)
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usedTactic
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guerrilla warfare
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hit-and-run attacks
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rapid mounted movements
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wasPrisonerOfWar
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true
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wasTriedFor
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rebellion against the Union government
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