Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey[needs Afrikaans IPA] (22 October 1847 – 15 September 1914), better known as Koos de la Rey, was a South African military officer...
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1899, between British forces led by Lord Methuen and Boers led by Koos de la Rey. After the Battle of Belmont, Lord Methuen's force advanced up the railway...
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bittereinders. Led by generals such as Louis Botha, Jan Smuts, Christiaan de Wet, and Koos de la Rey, Boer guerrillas used hit-and-run attacks and ambushes against...
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Battle of Tweebosch (redirect from De Klipdrift)
In the Battle of Tweebosch or De Klipdrift on 7 March 1902, a Boer commando led by Koos de la Rey defeated a British column under the command of Lieutenant...
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800 men of the Potchefstroom and Lichtenburg commandos under General Koos de la Rey (one of General Piet Cronjé's field generals) attacked and captured...
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of Nooitgedacht on 13 December 1900, Boer commandos led by Generals Koos de la Rey and Christiaan Beyers combined to deal a defeat to a British brigade...
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Siener van Rensburg (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
started, when the influential general Koos de la Rey was killed at a police road block on 15 September 1914. De la Rey, when killed, was en route to General...
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which consisted of several commandos under the overall leadership of Koos de la Rey, was in desperate need of provisions after earlier fighting had cut...
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Bok van Blerk (section "De la Rey" controversy)
Culture issued a statement regarding "De la Rey" (ostensibly a tribute to 19th Century military leader Koos de la Rey) and its then popularity with some...
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reinforced by a substantial contingent from the Transvaal under General Koos de la Rey, who proposed a radical new plan of defence. He pointed out that the...
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Africa Schalk Willem Burger: Second Boer War General Koos de la Rey: Second Boer War General Christiaan de Wet: Second Boer War General Francois Gerhardus...
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president with the Boer generals Louis Botha, Jan Smuts, Christiaan de Wet and Koos de la Rey and they would discuss the progress of the war and whether negotiations...
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of the Vichy regime "Lion of the West" – Koos de la Rey, Boer general "Lion of West Transvaal" – Koos de la Rey, Boer general "Lip" – Carwood Lipton, American...
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labourers who performed the actual work of digging the Boer entrenchments. Koos de la Rey had been absent from the army immediately after the Battle of the Modder...
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Koos is a Dutch and Afrikaans short form (hypocorism) of the given name Jacobus and a surname. People with this name include: Koos Andriessen (1928–2019)...
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Copa del Rey Juvenil de Fútbol, a Spanish youth football tournament Battle of Molino del Rey, a battle of the Mexican-American War Koos de la Rey (1847–1914)...
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Cunningham were marching to Vlakfontein to cut off Boer forces under De la Rey when they were attacked by commandos near Middelfontein farm. The battle...
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Church of Divine Science) Siener van Rensburg (1864-1926, advisor to Koos de la Rey, influenced the Suidlanders) E. W. Kenyon (1867–1948, possible line...
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atrocities committed during the Boer War. A nominated senator, General Koos de la Rey, who had refused to support the government in parliament over this issue...
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a chance for some commanders to appear, such as General Koos de la Rey and General C. R. de Wet, but also had the disadvantage of sometimes putting inept...
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border industry area in 1968. It was named after Jacobus Herculaas (Koos) de la Rey (1847-1914), General of the Boer forces in the Anglo-Boer War. The...
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Diamond Hill. Botha commanded the Boer centre and left flank and General Koos de la Rey commanded north of the railway line. Weakened by the long march to Pretoria...
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concentrated guerrilla campaign against the British together with Koos de la Rey and Christiaan de Wet. The success of his measures was seen in the steady resistance...
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Great trek Racheltjie de Beer Dirkie Uys Marthinus Jacobus Oosthuizen Participants in the Second Anglo-Boer War Koos de la Rey, general; regarded as being...
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cry at night. Koos de la Rey, a famous commander of the Boer commandos, was born near Winburg on a farm called Doornfontein. De la Rey served as a general...
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tactics ascribed to him were not his own; he was convinced by General Koos de la Rey and President Martinus Theunis Steyn. After Modder River, Cronjé repulsed...
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the Battle of Ysterspruit ("Iron Stream"), in which the Boer general Koos de la Rey achieved a great victory. The battle is one of the most celebrated of...
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against the government of the Union of South Africa begins. General Koos de la Rey, a Boer general associated with the leaders of the rebellion, is shot...
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Lieutenant General Lord Methuen, had been opposed by Boers under Cronjé and Koos de la Rey. Although the Boers had failed to prevent the British crossing the Modder...
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de Beer, Afrikaner heroine Christiaan Rudolf de Wet, Boer commander F. W. de Klerk, former state president; worked towards ending apartheid Koos de la...
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