Joachim Christoffel Fourie (1845-1900) | |
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| Born | 1 February 1845 Grahamstown, Cape Colony[1][2][3] |
| Died | 7 November 1900 (aged 55) Witkloof Farm, Carolina, South Africa.[1][2][3] Killed in action in the Second Boer War. |
| Nationality | South African Republic |
| Occupation | farmer, field cornet, combat general (Afrikaans: veggeneraal) and Assistant Commander-in-chief (Assistent Kommandant Generaal) |
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| Allegiance |  South African Republic |
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Joachim Christoffel Fourie (Grahamstown, Cape Colony 1 February 1845 – Carolina, South Africa, 7 November 1900) was an Anglo-Boer War Combat General (Afrikaans: Veggeneraal) and Assistant Commander-in-Chief (Assistent Kommandant Generaal) for the South African Republic.[1][2][3]
He should not be confused with his colleagues, the Second Boer War generals Christiaan Ernst Fourie (1858-1943) and Petrus "Piet" Johannes Fourie (1842-1916), and his son and namesake Joachim Christoffel Fourie (1877-1958), military commander of the Carolina Commando in the South West Africa campaign (1914-1915) in the First World War.[4]
- ^ a b c E., A. (1904). "Onze Krijgs-officieren Album van portretten met levens-schetsen der Transvaalse generaals en kommandanten" (PDF). boekmakierie.co.za (in Dutch). Pretoria: Volksstem. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
Dit Album beoogt 't eerbiedig aandenken te helpen bestendigen aan Transvaalse Krijgs-Officieren, die door hun voorbeeldig gedrag de Afrikaner naam ontzagwekkend gemaakt hebben.
- ^ a b c "Generaal Joachim Christoffel Fourie". geni.com. MyHeritage Ltd. November 9, 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ a b c Search for "Joachim Fourie", "Search results found". angloboerwar.com. David Biggins. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Joachim Christoffel Fourie". geni.com. MyHeritage Ltd. April 27, 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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