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another engagement. Mahon received a signal from Major Karri Davis that he had safely passed into
Mafeking. At eleven o' clock on the Wednesday night orders were quietly passed for Mahon's men to rise and move forward silently. Every precaution was taken with the head of Mahon's column entering Mafeking at 3:30 am on the morning of the 17th.
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instead criticized the Boer command. An example of this was the case of
Abraham Stafleu, a Dutch teacher whose wife died shortly after birthing their first child, leaving Stafleu to care for the baby by himself. At the outbreak of the war, Stafleu joined Snyman's regiment as a non-official member of the
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from the north with 900 British soldiers. General Snyman had to secure the border from native-led attacks and invasions. In addition, he had to ensure that livestock and crops were maintained and collected by giving his men leave to do so. Due to the fact that the majority of these commandos had been
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Mafeking. General Snyman had taken up position 2 miles south of the spot where the dynamite blast had taken place a day earlier, on a ridge east of the railroad tracks. This ridge extends for an hour in the shape of a crescent from east to west, with the bend facing Mafeking. Between
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195, on which to settle. In 1888 Suping requested that this farm, together with an adjoining farm, Vinkrivier, owned by Snyman, be granted to him as a location. Snyman supported the request and the government gave Chief Suping the offer of purchasing the farm from Snyman. The final transfer occurred
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if necessary by force without respect of persons, and to order the field cornets to direct their burghers to keep themselves in readiness, and to continually patrol the borders, and to watch and take care that no armed persons pass backwards or forwards over the line, and to immediately disarm such
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for fear of hitting their own troops. So the cavalry master was ordered to retreat to
Mafeking with his hard-pressed cavalry, but he needed reinforcements to take his wounded with him. Then Captain Bentinck and his squadron came to his aid; the train took the seriously wounded, and at a quarter to
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The train was in constant motion, steaming forwards and backwards with the intention of giving the Boers an uncertain target. The crew of the leading truck consisted of a detachment of the
British South African Police and Railway Volunteers under Captain Ashley Williams. The truck was armed with a
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provided his personal assurance that in the event of minerals being discovered
Ikalafeng would only lose access to the limited area of the actual find. Ikalafeng and his Council signed the agreement and in 1891 a new contract was signed increasing the annual payment to £500 a year and transferring
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Mafeking taking center stage in the international and British media. The incorporation of foreign contingents into the Boer army was no easy task - especially since some of these soldiers were not content to do their duty and either fight or die, but
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on 16 May and the fighting continued until late that night. General
Liebenberg joined from the west and together the Boers succeeded in driving Mahon's troops over the river. Colonel Mahon had lost approximately 60 troops at Saanie's Pool and was anxious, if possible, to get into Mafeking without
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Mafeking in exchange for Petrus Viljoen on 7 December. Petrus Viljoen was very happy to see his wife and was welcomed with great cheer. Viljoen provided General Snyman with a detailed report of conditions in Mafeking and was also able to point out to the crews of the
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At this time fresh cavalry advanced with cannon from
Mafeking and disappeared behind a camp of thorn trees to the south-west of the Boer position and aimed their cannon at General Snyman's position. The fight was now getting serious. The cannonballs smashed in front and behind the Boer positions,
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planned to detonate the dynamite when inquisitive burghers crowded around the abandoned trucks. General Snyman however suspected a trap and ordered his men to open fire at the carriages causing a massive explosion. The explosion damaged the northbound track much more effectively than the burghers
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in a planned charge on General Snyman's position at Mafeking. Snyman sent 100 horsemen and Commandant Pieter D. Swart departed from Lobatse to intercept the British advance. Snyman joined his men with reinforcements and engaged in a brief battle, driving Plumer back to Sefetili with the British
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that the command of the siege be handed over to General Snyman and that he collect all the burghers from the districts under his command, including as many of the men involved in the siege as could be spared without preventing the continuation of the siege, and stop the northwards march of
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forces numbering nine killed, 30 wounded (including Plumer) and 14 men reported missing. The Boer forces numbered one man killed and two lightly wounded. General Snyman sent a message to Colonel Baden-Powell to send an ambulance to evacuate Plumer's wounded. Baden-Powell's close friend,
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initially refused to the exchange as he knew Viljoen's extensive knowledge of the town and its fortifications would be invaluable to General Snyman, offering instead a certain Jeffrey Delport. General Snyman managed to persuade Colonel Baden-Powell to accept his terms and
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numbered 2 killed (Corporal J. Pharland and Trooper N.J. Walsh) and 16 wounded (including Captain Bentinck and Lieutenant Brady). The burghers numbered 1 killed and 6 wounded. Commandant Josephus Daniel Lourens Botha of the Marico commando fought under General Snyman.
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The settlement expropriated a sizeable portion of Montshiwa's land, compelling him to pay a war indemnity of £16,000. In addition, the land taken by conquest from Montshiwa, together with the land taken as a reward from Moswete, was formed into a Republic named the
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General Snyman, with a few hundred burghers from the Marico district, crossed the border at Crocodile Pools on 24 November 1899, blew up the bridge, and awaited the arrival of the trains, about whose movements he was accurately informed by Dutch missionaries in
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in the district, while the pandemic also decimated cattle stocks over the border. Patrols combed the surrounding farms for stock and in one such instance the Rustenburg patrol brought in 150 slaughtered sheep belonging to Thys Snyman, General Snyman's son.
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took the position that they had no control over, nor could they be expected to control, the mercenaries. Montshiwa fought as best he could, but his warriors were no match for the mercenaries and by October 1882, he had to make peace. He called in the local
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region. Moswete became impatient at what he considered to be procrastination on the part of the commission and he decided to make a pre-emptive strike to remove Montshiwa's people from territory he, Moswete, claimed for his people. Moswete enlisted
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force steamed back to the north. Linchwe, Chief of the baKgatla tribe, was astounded at the refusal of the British soldiers to fight Snyman, and at the retreat of the armored trains. The baKgatla had raided
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departure, he was given instructions to collect as many of the men involved in the siege of Mafeking as could be spared without preventing the continuation of the siege, and move south to reinforce the
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persons and disperse them. Also to take possession of all booty cattle and property until receipt of further orders from the Government, and to make regular reports to the Government on all such matters
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official, General Snyman, for assistance. Snyman settled the terms of peace between Moswete and Montshiwa and both chiefs signed the document. Both had put their lands under the protection of the
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each, without prejudice to Chief Moswete, and had to vacate the area. Independence was declared (followed by an official proclamation on 21 November 1882), naming the new nation after the
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mercenaries to spearhead the attack. The reward for the mercenaries was to be half the booty which was captured together with grants of land. Montshiwa appealed again for help from the
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kicking up long streaks of dust from the earth to the right and left, but the two Maxim guns of the Boers were brought to this point and did a good job. The fighting was fierce and
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congregation General Snyman was re-elected to the position for the Marico congregation where he provided the sum of £700 for the construction of the main church building located at
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Rebel force that would go into rebellion to recover their lost independence and also asked Snyman's son to brief those men on whom he could rely on in an emergency.
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where the troops of Baden-Powell had nested, while the guns of the armoured train, at a distance of 300 yards, swarmed the Boers, firing shots into the flank.
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would have been able to do with hand-tools and small charges. Nobody was injured in the blast but the incident reinforced rumours that the
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from retreating on account of the number of his wounded. The Boers had a splendid position, and the armoured train dared not shoot at the
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all the rights and privileges of the previous contract to the Transvalia Land Exploration and Mining Company, who then took over payment.
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numbered approximately 1,300 men, including 300 armed Africans. The civilian population totaled about 6,500 including 5,000
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in Afrikaans) by doing his duty until the very end of the war (31 May 1902), this despite having received an
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were led by Tau's sons, two of whom were to become much involved in the race for paramountcy in
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with his maternal grandfather, Johannes Jurgen Bekker, a deeply religious man and leader of the
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had General Snyman under his command with a strong force drawn from the western Commandos. The
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to cover the train's retreat. General Snyman lured the squadron into an ambush that prohibited
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and Montshiwa of the Barolong Boo Ratshidi on 24 October 1882. This agreement was known as the
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General Snyman's father was a farmer in the Marico district, a pioneer hunter, a leader of the
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Writing a Wider War: Rethinking Gender, Race, and Identity in the South African War, 1899-1902
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Die lotgevalle van die burgerlike bevolking gedurende die Anglo-Boereoorlog, 1899-1902, Part 1
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who moved into the area due to relative peace and fewer attacks from the native population.
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invade the Marico district and thereby draw the burgher forces there. On 29 December 1895
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expansionism ultimately led to its demise and, among other factors, set the stage for the
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complained about the occupation of Montshiwa's lands as a breach of the provisions of the
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A Handbook of the Boer War, with General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans
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South African Memories: Social, Warlike & Sporting, from Diaries Written at the Time
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Erich Mayer Op St Helena, Vol Van Hartepyn: Die Oorlogskuns Van Erich Mayer (1899-1902)
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highlighted Derdepoort as one of the atrocities that should be prosecuted under the
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were jointly plotting to coordinate a general uprising of native communities in the
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on 15 December 1880, General Snyman served as Acting-Commandant at a sitting of the
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In the Snyman Peace Treaty of 1882, General Snyman proclaimed the boundaries of the
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deal as an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone and awarded the contentious
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permitting him to consolidate and reorganize his force after his failed invasion.
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garrison had buried hundreds of remote-controlled dynamite mines around the town.
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on the Klein Marico, on the farm Doornhoek that belonged to General Snyman. These
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The Great Escape of the Boer Pimpernel, Christiaan De Wet: The Making of a Legend
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and C.M. Douthwaite received letters of appreciation for their services and were
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railway line. As a result, the arrival of General Snyman on the scene halted the
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in the region. Chief Montshiwa, a British ally, was allotted ten farms of 30,000
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movement in the Marico and one of three leaders of the 'hunter's faction' of the
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Pioneers, Plunderers, and Patroits: History of The Bekker Family in South Africa
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in November 1852 and was a signatory to the Peace Treaty at Mathebe between the
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located in the town of Mafeking that would prohibit any large-scale offensive.
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was the Hamerkop mine in the Marico, which was worked as early as 1866 for the
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Die Runderpes in die Transvaal en die onmiddellike gevolge daarvan 1896 - 1899
3285:(in Dutch). South Africa: Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing. p. 50.
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War of Words: Dutch Pro-Boer Propaganda and the South African War (1899-1902)
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The Victorians at War, 1815-1914: An Encyclopedia of British Military History
3088:(Volume 2 ed.). South Africa: G. Allen & Unwin Limited. p. 295.
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arrived at Snyman's Mafeking laager where the combined force set out to meet
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in the far north there were 400 burghers, and at Derdepoort, the entrance to
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would have won his case'. On 5 January 1896 Snyman sent a telegram informing
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be appointed Commandant and Native Commissioner of the Lichtenburg district.
873:. Their names were Montshiwa of the Barolong Boo Ratshidi and Moswete of the
4247:(in Afrikaans). Mafeking (South Africa): Bienedell Uitgewers. pp. 6–31.
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3549:(in Afrikaans). Swartland Boere-Oorlog Herdenkingskomitee. 2001. p. 4.
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planned and attempted a real attack on the Game Tree Fort (Platboomfort in
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and other armored trains' ability to attack the northwestern border of the
993:. Most notable was the role Snyman played in negotiating peace between the
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government for help and protection. None was forthcoming, but in 1877 when
253:, Snyman came to international prominence as the military commander at the
3302:(in Dutch). ZAR: Staatsdrukkerij van Z.A. Republiek. 1896. pp. 22–23.
2834:. Department of History, University of Cape Town: University of Cape Town.
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Snyman was 61 years of age and an experienced military commander when the
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2706:. Department of History, University of North-West. 1997. pp. 45–81.
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in the black township. At the same time, General Snyman had to hold off
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from invasion, wildlife carrying disease and cross-border stock theft.
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invested General Snyman with the authority and resources to enforce the
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Mampoer in die Stryd om die Bapedi-troon (Die Mapoch Oorlog, 1882-1883)
2765:(in Afrikaans). Reëlingskomiteë Groot Trek-Herdenkingsfees. p. 96.
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3912:(in Dutch). Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing. pp. 173–226.
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The Transvaal and its mines: the encyclopedic history of the Transvaal
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on 2 July 1900, attended by 42 military officers and presided over by
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and Marico who had remained were insufficient to continue the siege.
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voted for the construction of the border-fence and it became known as
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arrived with three cannon and a considerable amount of dynamite from
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3363:. South Africa: National Parks Board of Trustees. 1983. p. 153.
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Transvaal Law Reports: Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court
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and Douthwaite were read to the Council followed by a proposal from
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stronghold. While a second fort was being built near the first, the
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was secured and proclaimed as the temporary capital of the restored
617:. He arrived at the end of 1858 and was initially recognized by the
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The First Son of South Africa to be Premier, Thomas Charles Scanlen
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General J.P. Snyman with the Transvaal State-Artillery and Lt-Col.
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with the Boer forces, confirmed that Snyman began the war with 984
2889:. Transvaal (Colony). Department of Agriculture. 1903. p. 82.
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at the opening of the new church building. As church elder of the
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On 10 January 1859, it was decided at a general church meeting in
269:, General Snyman was a young boy when his family trekked from the
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Military Information Division, Adjutant-General's Office (1901).
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The Times History of the War in South Africa, 1899-1902, Volume 4
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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The Hurutshe in the Marico District of the Transvaal, 1848 - 1914
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twelve the retreat had commenced. Lord Bentinck managed to cover
468:'s faction and tried to restore their position by force of arms.
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South African Republic military personnel of the Second Boer War
4291:. Department of History, University of Stellenbosch. p. 36.
3713:
Militaria: periodical for military history, Volume 1, Issues 1-5
3317:(in Dutch). H.A.U.M. v/h. J. Dusseau & Company. p. 113.
2060:. The siege ended with the surrender of the British garrison on
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the west side of the Boer position and the town were two native
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The war ended and peace was established with the signing of the
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4229:. Department of History, North West University. pp. 61–62.
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The Times History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 Volume 4
1578:. The border-fence was erected across the districts of Marico,
1346:'s subordinate chiefs. When ordered to extradite the fugitive,
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833:, Hendrik Adriaan Greeff and five other representatives of the
3245:
AmaNdebele: People of Beauty from South Africa-A short history
3146:. Great Britain: G.E. Eyre & W. Spottiswoode. p. 115.
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to be allocated to the siege at Mafeking as the burghers from
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On 31 December 1880, Snyman participated as Commandant at the
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to get the mercenaries out of Montshiwa's territory, when the
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government, but apart from totally ineffective appeals to the
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and his 'State Army' in January 1864, but was defeated at the
3715:(in Afrikaans). Director General Personnel. 1969. p. 50.
3349:(in Afrikaans). Johannesburg: Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit.
2304:, after having landed in Beira, Mozambique on their way from
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decided not to do so, giving credence to rumours that he and
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was appointed Vice-Commissioner of the Lichtenburg district.
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Native Commissioner & District Commissioner of the Marico
3666:(in Afrikaans). South Africa: Die Staatsdrukker. p. 56.
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Tijdschrift van Het Nederlandsch Aardrijkskundig Genootschap
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and traps. In addition, there was a stockpile of 22 tons of
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under his command in the Marico commando (also known as the
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had been engaged in a power struggle with his half-brother,
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Military personnel from North West (South African province)
4184:(5) – via The South African Military History Society.
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Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie, Volume 22
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were commonly called 'Lead mines' due to the fact that the
413:. He was a successful farmer and known for his breeding of
4460:
Along the Road to Soweto: A Racial History of South Africa
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Reports on the Administration of Rhodesia: 1889/92-1900/02
3586:(in Dutch). W.P. van Stockum & zoon. pp. 138–139.
3177:. G.E.B. Eyre & W. Spottiswoode. 1882. pp. 77–78.
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appointed General Snyman's son Evert as an officer of the
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General Snyman continued to fight in West Transvaal under
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tasked with patrols north of Mafeking at Crocodile Pools,
1334:'s kraal and murdered him. On two previous occasions, the
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that remained true to the teachings as established at the
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committee, his role was to secure the border between the
4304:
Reports on Military Operations in South Africa and China
3102:(in Dutch) (2 ed.). Amsterdam. 1884. pp. 690f.
2983:
South Africa After the War: A Narrative of Recent Travel
2952:. South Africa: Railways and Harbours Board. p. 75.
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General Snyman represented the characteristic spirit or
3334:. African Review Publishing Company. 1897. p. 575.
3027:(in German). Wilhelm Engelmann. 1894. pp. 151–152.
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and an official letter of appreciation on 2 July 1900.
1540:, Snyman was mandated with securing the borders of the
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In an interview given by Snyman in 1897 he stated that
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17 women and children. The attack became known as the
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and his supporters sought refuge with Makwani, one of
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The land became a focal point of conflict between the
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General Snyman's family were initially members of the
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in 1848 where they tried, unsuccessfully to drive the
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The Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality, Volume 28
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often interfered, ordering movements and assaults on
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On 11 and 12 June General Snyman participated in the
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Vir vryheid en vir reg. Anglo-Boereoorlog gedenkboek
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Great Britain, Parliament. House of Commons (1900).
3072:. University of Johannesburg: UJ Press. p. 198.
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South Africa. Dept. of Mines and Industries (1923).
2543:, to stop the northwards march of British forces at
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Aftermath of the Relief of Mafeking and Diamond Hill
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sent out his emissaries to discuss peace terms with
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would recognize and allow the singing of additional
383:, had received gunpowder, lead and muskets from the
3968:
Library of Universal History and Popular Science ..
3910:
Die beleg van Mafeking: dagboek van Abraham Stafleu
2922:. A. Constable & Company, Limited. p. 356.
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Voortrekkerlewe: agter die skerms op die Groot Trek
567:at the time, founded in 1850 by the Dutch-speaking
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4289:The Cape Rebel of the South African War, 1899-1902
3679:The Hall Handbook of the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902
2430:who was stationed with his commando south-west of
1975:, the capital of the baKgatla tribe and 37km from
3042:(in French). Paris: Typographie Georges Chamerot.
2887:Transvaal Agricultural Journal, Volume 1, Issue 4
2795:(in Dutch). G. W. Tielkemeijer. pp. 402–405.
2288:. The clash took place at Saanie's Pool near the
2024:at Derdepoort where they killed approximately 20
711:for more than 32 years. The western wards of the
664:in accordance with the teachings revealed at the
579:. The disaffected then made efforts to receive a
3699:Die ontplooiing van die Engelse Oorlog 1899-1900
3013:. London: Praagh & Lloyd. 1906. p. 630.
2858:Montshiwa, 1815-1896: Barolong Chief and Patriot
1979:, which was on the main railway line connecting
1258:On 25 July 1885, General Snyman proposed to the
928:, for which he was to be taught a lesson by the
402:in his History of South Africa 1834-1854, p525.
4418:South African Jewish Board of Deputies (1965).
4212:The Boy: Baden-Powell and the Siege of Mafeking
3941:(in Afrikaans). Suid-Afrika: Die Staatsdrukker.
3633:(in Afrikaans). Die Staatsdrukker. p. 411.
2967:. Transvaal Colony: Supreme Court. p. 927.
2671:. South Africa: William Heinemann. p. 311.
1762:rifles. The second truck was also armed with a
1286:General Snyman participated in the war between
2873:History of South Africa: 1834 - 1854, Volume 4
2645:. Geni. A MyHeritage Company. 21 December 2022
2195:On 28 December, the Executive Council of the
1875:), his advanced patrols made contact with the
1831:explaining that the Marico burghers had taken
1425:In December 1895, General Snyman informed the
4484:"General Snyman, Boer Commandant at Mafeking"
4352:. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. p. 24.
4137:Five Hundred Years: A History of South Africa
4124:. S. Low, Marston, Limited. pp. 348–349.
4029:. Cassell & Company Limited. p. 334.
3767:. Rustenburg: L.M. Wulfsohn. pp. 54–260.
3391:The Kruger National Park: A History, Volume 2
2371:, in which it was requested that - since the
2151:guns where and when to shoot to best effect.
8:
4433:Wilson, Lady Sarah Isabella Augusta (1909).
4382:. University of Chicago Press. p. 263.
4367:(in Afrikaans). Protea Boekhuis. p. 15.
4321:. S.W. Partridge & Company. p. 175.
3820:South Africa and the Transvaal War. Volume 3
3533:South Africa and the Transvaal War, Volume 2
3160:. H.M. Stationery Office. 1882. p. 115.
2578:, to the disgust of both General Snyman and
2008:cattle under the instigation of the British
4337:. A. C. McClurg & Company. p. 366.
4027:Battles of the Nineteenth Century. Volume 6
3782:. Amsterdam University Press. p. 211.
2719:Encyclopedia of African Colonial Conflicts
2418:On 5 June 1901, General Snyman crossed the
221:Kootjie "Hamerkop" Snyman at a younger age.
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2582:. A notable example was the insistence by
2121:Exchanging Sarah Wilson for Petrus Viljoen
1528:. He was instructed to secure the borders
893:in the Keate Award of 1871. Moswete saw a
877:. Moswete had been driven off land in the
798:attracted the most attention. Aubert, the
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4199:. University of Natal Press. p. 104.
3984:. Funk & Wagnalls. 1900. p. 446.
3681:. University of Natal Press. p. 130.
3428:. University of Natal Press. p. 124.
2806:Agar-Hamilton, John Augustus Ion (1928).
4012:De La Rey--Lion of the West: A Biography
3443:. S. Low, Marston, Limited. p. 513.
2586:, the twenty-eight-year-old grandson of
1559:On 23 July 1896, Snyman proposed to the
1278:was appointed to the position in 1885.
472:led a so-called 'People's Army' against
448:to summon his burghers to the conflict.
444:following a rebel faction. This allowed
4422:. Jewish Board of Deputies. p. 17.
3426:The Hall Handbook of the Anglo Boer War
2860:. Bechuanaland Protectorate: C. Struik.
2630:
2409:Lieutenant-General Frederick Carrington
2235:On 6 March, British forces advanced to
1971:, important for its close proximity to
778:. It was situated near the head of the
735:. The building was expropriated by the
424:General Snyman's father, together with
16:Boer general during the Second Boer War
4564:The rooinek and other Boer War stories
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4403:De Souza, Cyril Webley Lovell (1969).
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3892:. Westby-Nunn Publishers. p. 152.
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3475:The Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902: 963 Days
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2454:. These raids diverted attention from
1155:in the commando of 400 horsemen under
4276:. Gale and Polden. 1910. p. 219.
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3926:. Ingram brothers. 1899. p. 492.
3807:. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 92.
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1859:Destroying the Crocodile Pools bridge
1799:'s escape with the assistance of the
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4566:. Human & Rousseau. p. 20.
4332:Latimer, Elizabeth Wormeley (1901).
4109:. Ohio University Press. p. 78.
3997:The War in South Africa, 1899 - 1900
2933:Oosthuizen, Petrus Johannes (1971).
2662:
2660:
2438:. By keeping up the pressure on the
2347:War council at Balmoral, 2 July 1900
2155:Baden Powells attack at Platboomfort
1660:, and immediately the troops of the
908:Montshiwa thereupon appealed to the
889:designated some of it to be part of
699:in 1893, serving as a church elder (
405:As a young man General Snyman was a
4084:(in Afrikaans). Staatsargiefdiens.
3937:Breytenbach, Johan Hendrik (1983).
3646:Generaal P.A. Cronjé. ʼn Lewenskets
3233:Transvaal Archives TAB SSO R4409/85
3142:Transvaal Royal Commission (1882).
2935:Die Geskiedenis van Marico tot 1900
2361:Vice-President Schalk Willem Burger
2111:Brigadier General Hay (Lord Erroll)
1696:. Almost all the British forces in
1692:was besieged by a large army under
1476:failed because the two men sent to
1457:, the Administrator General of the
4319:Baden-Powell, the Hero of Mafeking
3378:. Trafford Publishing. p. 84.
3279:Trichard, Stephanus Petrus Erasmus
3131:. McFarland & Co. p. 114.
2810:. M. Miller, limited. p. 208.
2667:Iwan-Müller, Ernest Bruce (1902).
2405:Major General Horace Smith-Dorrien
932:in 1881. Following the end of the
276:General Snyman's parents lived in
14:
4262:(in Dutch). Lulu.com. p. 87.
3970:. Bancroft Society. p. 4523.
3313:Smith, Johannes Anthonie (1917).
3187:Transvaal Archives TAB SSO R12/85
2981:Knight, Edward Frederick (1903).
2776:Preller, Gustav Schoeman (1938).
2492:General Snyman's role during the
2391:Continued fight in West Transvaal
1236:Governments in October 1881. The
743:. After the war £500 was paid in
417:that won 1st prize at the annual
4363:Pretorius, J. Celestine (2000).
4151:"General Snyman. LONDON, June 5"
4120:Amery, Leopold Stennett (1906).
3858:Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan (2021).
3739:
3701:(in Afrikaans). pp. 32–152.
3597:Pelteret, R. M. (10 June 2006).
2685:Gronum, Carel Frederick (1986).
2639:"Genl. Jacobus Philippus Snyman"
2220:and Frederik Albertus Grobler.
2075:General Sir Frederick Carrington
1902:Commanding the Siege of Mafeking
1843:and elsewhere before succeeding
924:, Montshiwa took sides with the
885:about the land he had lost when
257:from November 1899 to May 1900.
245:and Marico commandos during the
226:General Jacobus Philippus Snyman
119:
101:
4609:South African Republic generals
4562:Bosman, Herman Charles (2000).
4521:White Stones and Little Crosses
4407:. Books of Africa. p. 121.
4380:Varieties of Social Imagination
4243:Botha, Johannes Petrus (1999).
3778:Kuitenbrouwer, Vincent (2012).
3158:Parliamentary Papers, Volume 28
2202:Commandant-General P.J. Joubert
2052:Overseeing the Siege of Kuruman
1825:Commandant-General Piet Joubert
1716:Trap at the Mafeking rail track
1514:Commandant-General Piet Joubert
1070:Verenigde Staten van Stellaland
881:region and was bitter with the
4506:The Warwick Examiner and Times
4287:Shearing, Hilary Anne (2004).
4195:Pretorius, Fransjohan (2001).
3982:The Literary Digest, Volume 20
3409:Smuts, Jan Christiaan (1994).
3345:Kotze, Joachim Paulus (1974).
3040:La République Sud - Africaines
2902:South Africa: A Modern History
2830:Manson, Andrew Hayden (1990).
2717:Stapleton, Timothy J. (2016).
2214:Johannes Hermanus Michiel Kock
1931:garrison under the command of
1855:, there were another 300 men.
1766:and the third truck carried a
1381:became the center of the war.
1217:to Commandant P. Raaff of the
1120:Several Hurutshe assisted the
1060:unified with the neighbouring
695:. General Snyman was ordained
284:. The two families joined the
1:
3584:Zes maanden bij de commando's
3393:. High Branching. p. 33.
3083:Theal, George McCall (1919).
2871:Theal, George McCall (1893).
2468:Following the signing of the
1923:. Command was handed over on
1778:dispatched a squadron of the
1758:and the crew were armed with
887:Governor Robert William Keate
719:, the oldest congregation in
4348:Saunders, Frederick (1996).
4105:Cuthbertson, Gregor (2002).
4014:. H. Keartland. p. 165.
3966:Clare, Israel Smith (1910).
2985:. South Africa. p. 294.
2875:. Sonnenschein. p. 525.
2687:Swart en wit op die wesgrens
2669:Lord Milner and South Africa
1884:British South African Police
1835:, and General Snyman fights
1784:Captain Charles FitzClarence
1733:Capture of an armoured train
1405:lost some forty men and the
658:Nederduitsche Hervormde Kerk
605:. In answer to the request,
464:took over the leadership of
4317:Aitken, W. Francis (1900).
4044:(in Afrikaans). Tafelberg.
4010:Meintjes, Johannes (1966).
3805:Sessional Papers. Volume 56
3500:The International Year Book
3498:Colby, Frank Moore (1901).
2739:. South Africa. p. 83.
2401:Colonel Robert Baden-Powell
2107:Brigadier General Broadwood
1124:in the early stages of the
1066:United States of Stellaland
774:used in the manufacture of
642:Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk
619:Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk
557:Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk
545:Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk
510:Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk
480:. Negotiations held at the
4635:
4508:. 23 June 1900. p. 6.
4490:. 6 April 1900. p. 2.
4437:. E. Arnold. p. 134.
4378:Celarent, Barbara (2017).
4214:. Zebra Press. p. 82.
4025:Forbes, Archibald (1900).
3888:Westby-Nunn, Tony (2000).
3735:The Boer Fight for Freedom
3662:Breytenbach, J.H. (1971).
3516:Penning, Louwrens (1899).
3502:. Dodd, Mead. p. 869.
3473:Cloete, Pieter G. (2021).
3439:Childers, Erskine (1900).
2900:Davenport, T.R.H. (1977).
2704:New Contree, Volumes 41-42
2580:Commandant-General Joubert
2413:Field Marshal Lord Methuen
2231:British retreat at Lobatse
2183:), Captain H.C. Sandford (
2042:J.C.C. den Beer Poortugael
1912:State Secretary W.J. Leyds
1910:received instruction from
1486:Commandant-General Joubert
827:Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
563:church in the vicinity of
484:in January 1864 ended the
4462:. Atheneum. p. 129.
4458:Tessendorf, K.C. (1989).
4420:Jewish Affairs, Volume 20
4139:. Academica. p. 344.
4040:Scholtz, Leopold (2003).
3908:Stafleu, Abraham (1985).
3837:. Library of Alexandria.
3833:Creswicke, Louis (2012).
3818:Creswicke, Louis (1900).
3763:Wulfsohn, Lionel (1992).
3644:van Coller, H.P. (1945).
3531:Creswicke, Louis (1900).
3389:Joubert, Salomon (2007).
3374:van Rooyen, Lynn (2014).
3332:African Review, Volume 12
3263:Van Coller, H.P. (1942).
3209:Raugh, Harold E. (2004).
3129:African states and rulers
2611:of the ''bitter-ender'' (
2539:burghers who were at the
2456:General Christiaan De Wet
2351:At a War Council held at
2320:'s withdrawal eastwards.
2171:, was disastrous for the
1969:Buchuanaland Protectorate
1869:Bechuanaland Protectorate
1780:Bechuanaland Protectorate
1656:declared war against the
1626:. Captain Reichmann, the
1554:Bechuanaland Protectorate
1496:'s plan to overthrow the
1192:First War of Independence
671:The following month, the
282:Jerusalemgangers movement
34:
4543:: CS1 maint: location (
4258:Johanson, Immer (2011).
4225:Bottomley, John (2005).
4178:Military History Journal
4157:. 7 June 1901. p. 5
4069:. Jarrolds. p. 189.
4065:May, Henry John (1970).
3999:. Harrison. p. 288.
3995:Hudleston, W.H. (1900).
3733:Davitt, Michael (1902).
3520:(in Dutch). D.A. Daamen.
2904:. Macmillan. p. 67.
2778:Day-dawn in South Africa
2369:Captain Daniel J. Theron
2241:1st West Riding Regiment
2181:King's Royal Rifle Corps
2077:) and Captain Dennison (
1711:at the Siege of Mafeking
1592:Republic of South Africa
1449:, Keuning, Gaborone and
1365:On 12 October 1882, the
1064:and became known as the
636:that in addition to the
508:On 6 August 1858 at the
500:in the Marico district.
338:Orange River Sovereignty
312:'s pocket following the
288:under the leadership of
230:Afrikaans pronunciation:
25:Jacobus Philippus Snyman
4135:Muller, C.F.J. (1986).
3873:Farwell, Byron (2009).
3822:. T.C. & E.C. Jack.
3411:Memoirs of the Boer War
3213:. Bloomsbury Academic.
3053:Hone, Basil T. (1993).
2566:To make matters worse,
2363:, and Generals Snyman,
2266:Captain Kenneth McLaren
2079:Intelligence Department
1652:On 11 October 1899 the
1326:. In mid-1882, some of
1219:British Volunteer Force
1159:. The commando went to
428:, had shown support to
4488:The San Francisco Call
4405:No Charge for Delivery
3877:. Casemate Publishers.
3737:. Funk & Wagnalls.
3677:Hall, Darrell (1999).
3567:Hickman, A.S. (1970).
3424:Hall, Darrell (1999).
3127:Stewart, G.J. (2006).
3068:Erasmus, Piet (2015).
2963:Supreme Court (1908).
2761:Carstens, Rhe (1988).
2584:Lieutenant Sarel Eloff
2325:Battle of Diamond Hill
2257:Colonel Herbert Plumer
2197:South African Republic
2095:South African Republic
1965:South African Republic
1943:, who tried to attack
1941:Colonel Herbert Plumer
1847:at Mafeking. Close to
1712:
1654:South African Republic
1649:
1542:South African Republic
1518:South African Republic
1465:was the Chairman) for
1433:requested that Chiefs
1360:South African Republic
1330:'s followers attacked
1306:was the leader of the
1300:South African Republic
1081:South African Republic
1062:Republic of Stellaland
995:South African Republic
991:South African Republic
980:South African Republic
903:South African Republic
835:South African Republic
764:South African Republic
652:. With this decision,
573:Rev. Dirk Van der Hoff
470:Commandant Jan Viljoen
462:Commandant Jan Viljoen
426:Commandant Jan Viljoen
396:South African Republic
365:Commandant Jan Viljoen
292:and made their way to
239:South African Republic
222:
200:Battle of Diamond Hill
109:South African Republic
4210:Hopkins, Pat (1999).
4080:Ploeger, Jan (1990).
3697:Gronum, M.A. (1977).
3571:. Government Printer.
3243:Mchunu, V.D. (1991).
3038:Aubert, V.S. (1889).
2918:Stuart, John (1901).
2856:Molema, S.M. (1966).
2385:honourably discharged
2169:Executive at Pretoria
2159:On 26 December 1899,
2103:Major General Douglas
1829:President Paul Kruger
1706:
1647:
1536:Following the failed
1455:Leander Starr Jameson
1336:Transvaal authorities
1282:The Second Mapoch War
1260:Transvaal Legislature
1105:President Paul Kruger
1072:) from 1883 to 1885.
747:to the congregation.
613:by the church in the
314:delegation's massacre
261:Early life and family
220:
187:Second Anglo-Boer War
160:Marico and Rustenburg
133:Years of service
91:Union of South Africa
4519:Hammond, R. (2012).
4245:Die Mafeking debakel
3862:. Prabhat Prakashan.
3582:Hofmeyr, N. (1903).
3361:Koedoe, Issues 26-28
2619:honourable discharge
2510:Transvaal Government
2470:Treaty of Vereniging
2218:Lucas Johannes Meyer
2210:Schalk Willem Burger
2161:Colonel Baden-Powell
2143:Colonel Baden-Powell
2125:On 4 December 1899,
2067:British Bechuanaland
1933:Colonel Baden-Powell
1797:Captain FitzClarence
1788:Captain FitzClarence
1776:Colonel Baden-Powell
1682:Colonel Baden-Powell
1512:On 20 January 1882,
1383:General Piet Joubert
1371:General Piet Joubert
1249:Transvaal Government
1238:Transvaal Government
914:Theophilus Shepstone
846:, Gaseitsiwe of the
809:, reported that the
725:Rev. Dirk Postma Jr.
673:Rev. Dirk Postma Sr.
660:and established the
607:Rev. Dirk Postma Sr.
369:Transvaal Government
322:Battle of Boomplaats
298:Battle of Bloodriver
172:First Anglo-Boer War
3955:. 1900. p. 43.
2791:Stuart, J. (1854).
2373:civilian government
2329:Slag van Donkerhoek
2318:General Louis Botha
2282:Colonel Bryan Mahon
2204:and Chief-Officers
2038:Derdepoort Massacre
2016:Derdepoort Massacre
1827:sent a telegram to
1694:General Piet Cronje
1678:General Piet Cronje
1526:Pretoria Convention
1367:Transvaal Volksraad
1226:Pretoria Convention
1157:General Piet Cronje
1003:Snyman Peace Treaty
999:Barolong Boo Ratlou
967:Pretoria Convention
938:Pretoria Convention
916:- on behalf of the
875:Barolong Boo Ratlou
486:Transvaal Civil War
434:Transvaal Civil War
407:professional hunter
355:. Some time before
308:region) located in
4260:Een Bittere Strijd
3875:The Great Boer War
3860:The Great Boer War
2411:and later against
2185:Indian Staff Corps
1713:
1650:
1498:Transvaal Republic
1184:Transvaal Republic
1151:. Snyman departed
780:Great Marico River
713:Gereformeerde Kerk
677:Gereformeerde Kerk
666:Synod of Dordrecht
662:Gereformeerde Kerk
603:Synod of Dordrecht
590:Gereformeerde Kerk
549:Gereformeerde Kerk
539:Gereformeerde Kerk
524:and member of the
490:Stephanus Schoeman
430:Stephanus Schoeman
353:Transvaal Republic
316:by the Zulu king,
234:[snɛimɑːn]
223:
4350:Mafeking Memories
4067:Music of the Guns
3627:Breytenbach, J.H.
3599:"Crocodile Pools"
3057:. Longford Press.
2541:Battle of Belmont
2474:General De la Rey
2397:General De la Rey
2337:General de la Rey
2335:). At this point
2310:Pretoria district
2278:General De la Rey
2148:Lady Sarah Wilson
2135:Lady Sarah Wilson
2127:Lady Sarah Wilson
2010:Chartered Company
1709:S. P. E. Trichard
1666:Orange Free State
1570:. On 27 July the
1502:Chartered Company
1494:Chartered Company
1459:Chartered Company
1431:Chartered Company
1377:) located in the
1114:Hartebeestfontein
997:, Moswete of the
762:operation in the
751:The Hamerkop Mine
648:not found in the
419:Agricultural Show
388:David Livingstone
357:David Livingstone
255:Siege of Mafeking
215:
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195:Siege of Mafeking
177:Second Mapoch War
152:Western Transvaal
75:December 19, 1925
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2085:Battling Methuen
2046:Hague Convention
1906:On 17 November,
1871:, south-west of
1741:squadron and an
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1508:The Snyman Fence
1421:The Jameson Raid
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