JACOBUS HERCULES DE LA REY

(Jacobus Hercules de la Rey)


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He was not supported and a peace was negotiated with the British. De la Rey became a Senator and later was shot while trying to organize another rebellion.


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Jacobus Hercules De la Rey
Jacobus Hercules De la Rey
  • Born: October 22, 1847
  • Died: September 15, 1914
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Jacobus Hercules de la Rey, better known as Koos de la Rey, was a South African military officer who served as a Boer general during the Second Boer War. De la Rey also had a political career and was one of the leading advocates of Boer independence.