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3 unusual facts about Koos de la Rey


Koos de la Rey

De la Rey opposed the war until the last, but when he was once accused of cowardice during a Volksraad session by President Paul Kruger, he replied that if the time for war came, he would be fighting long after Paul Kruger had given up and fled for safety.

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He was elected commandant of the Lichtenburg district, and became a member of the Transvaal Volksraad in 1883.

Sipho Tshabalala

The book is written in the form of a narrative, following the elder Tshabalala in his campaigns with the South African Republic leader Koos de la Rey.



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