Boer War General Sarel Francois Oosthuizen (1862 – 1900)
Personal details
Born
(1862-03-22)22 March 1862 Sterkfontein, in later Krugersdorp district, South African Republic
Died
14 August 1900(1900-08-14) (aged 38) Zanddrift, Crocodile River (Limpopo)[1]
Nationality
South African Republic
Spouse
Susanna Cornelia Hendrika Johanna Alberts
Parent(s)
Daniel Jacobus Oosthuizen and Anna Susanna du Toit
Occupation
farmer, Boer war field cornet, fighting general
Military service
Allegiance
South African Republic
Battles/wars
First Boer War (1880-1881), Jameson Raid defense (29 December 1895 – 2 January 1896), Second Boer War, –Battle of Talana Hill (Battle of Glencoe, Afrikaans: Slag van Talana, 20 October 1899), -Battle of Willowgrange (23 November 1899),[2] –Battle of Colenso (15 December 1899), –Battle of Spion Kop (Slag van Spioenkop, 23–24 January 1900), –Battle of Doornkop (29 May 1900), –Battle of Diamond Hill (Slag van Donkerhoek, 11–12 June 1900), –Battle of Dwarsvlei (Slag van Dwarsvlei, 11 July 1900)
Sarel Francois Oosthuizen (Afrikaans: Rooibul van Krugersdorp, translation: Red bull of Krugersdorp), 22 March 1862 – 14 August 1900) was a Boer War general.[1][3] In 1920 he was posthumously awarded the Dekoratie Voor Trouwe Dienst, Anglo-Boeroorlog, 1899-1902 (D.T.D., translation: Decoration for Loyal Service).[4]
^ ab"Vecht Generaal Sarel Francois Oosthuizen". geni.com. Geni. A MyHeritage Company. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^Breytenbach I 1969 p. 379
^Walker, Derek (26 August 2011). ""Oosthuizen"". graves-at-eggsa.org. eGGSA library. Genealogical Society of SA. (South Africa). Retrieved 15 March 2023. (Text on tombstone:) Ter gedagtenis aan / twee broeders / gesneuveld in de oorlog / 1899.-1902. / Vecht Genrl Sarel Francois / Oosthuizen / gebore 22 Maart 1862. / Overle. 14 Aug. 1900. / en / Korprl Izak Johannes / Oosthuizen / Geb. 18 Jan. 1882/ Overl. 20 April 1900. Tombstone Krugersdorp, Burgershoop cemetery.
^Forsyth, D. R. (December 1967). "Military History Journal, Vol 1 No 1, December 1967. Dekoratie Voor Trouwe Dienst. (THE D.T.D.)". samilitaryhistory.org. The South African Military History Society / Die Suid-Afrikaanse Krygshistoriese Vereniging. Retrieved 15 March 2023. In English and Dutch.
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