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Piet Cronjé

1836–1911 · 19th century · Also known as Pieter Arnoldus Cronjé

Piet Cronjé was a Boer general of the South African Republic. He forced the surrender of the Jameson raiders in January 1896 and, in the Second Boer War, besieged Mafeking and defeated the British at Magersfontein in December 1899. Trapped by Lord Roberts at Paardeberg, he surrendered with about 4,000 men on 27 February 1900 and was held as a prisoner of war on St Helena.

Piet Cronjé
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