Combat General (veggeneraal) Christiaan Ernst Fourie (1858-1943) | |
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Born | Lydenburg (Mashishing), South African Republic[1][2] | 17 June 1858
Died | 15 August 1943 Pietersburg (now Polokwane, Limpopo), South Africa[1][2] | (aged 85)
Nationality | South African Republic |
Occupation | commander, combat general (Afrikaans: veggeneraal) |
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Christiaan "Chrisjan" Ernst Fourie (Lydenburg, 17 June 1858 – Pietersburg, 15 August 1943) was an Anglo-Boer War commander of the Middelburg and Johannesburg Commandos and later a combat general (Afrikaans: veggeneraal) for the South African Republic.[1][2] He should not be confused with his colleagues, the Boer generals Joachim Christoffel Fourie (1845-1900) and Petrus "Piet" Johannes Fourie (1842-1916).
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Christiaan Ernst Fourie was born on 17 June 1858 in Lydenburg. He participated in a number of field campaigns against indigenous tribes including, but not limited to, Sekhukhune in 1876 and Nyabela in 1885.
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