"General Joubert" redirects here. For other uses, see General Joubert (disambiguation).
Petrus Jacobus Joubert
Commandant General P. J. Joubert
Member of the Triumvirate
In office 8 August 1881 – 9 May 1883
Serving with M.W. Pretorius and Paul Kruger
Preceded by
The Viscount Wolseley As Governor of the Transvaal
Succeeded by
Paul Kruger As President of the South African Republic
Member of the Volksraad
Constituency
Wakkerstroom
Personal details
Born
Petrus Jacobus Joubert
20 January 1831 Farm Cango, Oudtshoorn, British Cape Colony
Died
28 March 1900(1900-03-28) (aged 69) Pretoria, South African Republic
Cause of death
Peritonitis
Occupation
Soldier, politician
Military service
Allegiance
South African Republic
Rank
Commandant-general
Battles/wars
Battle of Laing's Nek Battle of Schuinshoogte Battle of Majuba Hill Malaboch War Siege of Ladysmith First Boer War
Petrus Jacobus Joubert[needs Afrikaans IPA] (20 January 1831 – 28 March 1900), better known as Piet Joubert (Slim Piet, Smart Pete),[1] was Commandant-General of the South African Republic from 1880 to 1900.[2] He also served as Vice-President to Paul Kruger from May 1883 to October 1884 and from May 1896 until his death. He served in First Boer War, Second Boer War, and the Malaboch War.[3]
^Bossenbroek 2018, p. 442.
^"Petrus Jacobus Joubert | South African politician". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 7.
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