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Christiaan Rudolf de Wet
General CR de Wet
State President of the Orange Free State
Acting
In office
29 May 1902 – 31 May 1902
Preceded byMartinus Theunis Steyn
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born7 October 1854 (1854-10-07)[1]
Smithfield, Orange Free State
Died3 February 1922 (1922-02-04) (aged 67)[1]
Dewetsdorp, Orange Free State Province, Union of South Africa
NationalityAfrikaner
SpouseCornelia Margaretha Krüger
Children16
RelativesCarel de Wet (Grandson)
Piet de Wet (Brother)
ProfessionFarmer, Boer general, politician
SignatureChristiaan de Wet
NicknameThe Fighting General
Military service
AllegianceChristiaan de Wet South African Republic (1880–1881, 1914)
Christiaan de Wet Orange Free State (1899–1902)
Years of service1880–1881, 1899–1902, 1914
RankFirst Boer War
  • Commandant

Second Boer War

  • Burger (Outbreak)
  • Acting commandant (October 1899)
  • Veggeneraal (December 1899)
  • Head General Boer Forces (February 1900)
CommandsNatal and Transvaal Kommandos
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
  • Sanna's Post
  • Reddersburg

Maritz Rebellion

  • Battle of Mushroom Valley

Christiaan Rudolf de Wet (Chrisjan de Wet, 7 October 1854 – 3 February 1922) was a Boer general, rebel leader and politician.[2]

  1. ^ a b Rosenthal, Eric. General de Wet.
  2. ^ M. P. Bossenbroek, Yvette Rosenberg (Translator), The Boer War, Seven Stories Press, New York, NY, 2018. ISBN 9781609807474, 1609807472. Page 273.

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