Ben Viljoen

Benjamin Johannes Viljoen
General Ben Viljoen (seated) and his Secretary Mr. J. Visser
Born(1869-09-07)7 September 1869
Varkiesdraai, Wodehouse district, Cape Colony
Died14 January 1917(1917-01-14) (aged 47)
La Mesa, New Mexico, US
Allegiance South African Republic

United States

Mexico
Service years1896–1902
RankAssistant Commandant-General Major
UnitKrugersdorpse Vrywilligerskorps
Transvaal Burgher Force
Johannesburg Commando 1st Infantry Regiment, New Mexico National Guard
ConflictsFirst Boer War (1880–1881)
Jameson Raid (1895–1896)
Second Boer War (1899–1902)
Mexican Revolution
Other work
  • Member of the Volksraad (Transvaal Parliament)
  • In 1902 published his autobiography My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War
  • In 1904 participated in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis World's Fair)
  • Civic life in New Mexico
  • Consul in Germany.

Benjamin Johannes "Ben" Viljoen (7 September 1869 – 14 January 1917) was an Afrikaner-American consul, soldier, farmer, Maderista, and Boer general.

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