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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.

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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