27 April 1865 (1865-04-27) Harrismith, Orange Free State
Died
19 January 1945 (1945-01-20) (aged 79) Reitz, Orange Free State, South Africa
Nationality
Afrikaner
Spouse
Susanna Magdalena Wessels
Profession
Boer general
Military service
Allegiance
Orange Free State
Years of service
1899–1902
Commands
Harrismith Kommando, Orange Free State general
Battles/wars
Second Boer War: Natal front, Sanna's Post, guerilla warfare with Christiaan de Wet and Jan Smuts in Cape Colony
Wessel Jacobus Wessels (27 April 1865 – 19 January 1945) was a Boer general during the Anglo Boer War (1899–1902).[1][2] He was one of the eleven children of Hermanus Nicolaas ("Bont Hermaans") Wessels (Grahamstown, 8 October 1822 – Harrismith, 18 February 1886) and Johanna Wilhelmina Elizabeth Catharina Wessels (birth place unknown, 14 June 1833 – buried at Harrismith, died 4 April 1921). He wed Susanna Magdalena Wessels (birth place unknown, 2 December 1871 – death place and date unknown) and had five daughters and four sons by her.[3][4] Wessel Jacobus Wessels should not be confused with Cornelis (Kerneels) Janse Wessels (11 June 1842 – 10 October 1914), who commanded the Boer army at the siege of Kimberley in October 1899 – January 1900.[5][6][7]
^Grobler 2004.
^Pakenham 1992.
^"Genl. Wessel Jacobus Wessels, g2h9". geni.com. Geni. A MyHeritage Company. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^Hall, Darrell (1999). The Hall Handbook of the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press. ISBN 9780869809495. p. 130.
^"Today in Kimberley's history - 4 november". kimberley.org.za. Retrieved 9 April 2023. 4 November 1899, General C.J. Wessels demands immediate surrender of Kimberley.
^Breytenbach, J. H. (1971). Die eerste Britse offensief, Nov. - Des. 1899 [The first British offensive, Nov. - Dec. 1899]. Die Geskiedenis van die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog in Suid-Afrika, 1899-1902 (in Afrikaans). Vol. II. Pretoria: Die Staatsdrukker. p. 405.
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