Chris Botha
Christiaan Botha | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | October 7, 1864 |
| Died | October 29, 1902 (aged 38) |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Elizabeth Rachel Johnstone (Kolbe) (KwaZulu-Natal, 28 July 1869-Winkelhoek, Utrecht, South Africa, 16 June 1928) |
| Parent(s) | Louis Botha and Salomina Adriana van Rooyen |
| Occupation | police officer, general |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | South African Republic |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War: –Battle of Colenso |
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Christiaan Botha (also Chris Botha and in English language literature mistakenly Christian Botha, 6 October 1864 – 29 October 1902) was a younger brother of Louis Botha (1862–1919) and Philip Botha (1851-1901), an older brother of Theunis Jacobus Botha (1867-1930), and likewise a Boer general in the Second Boer War (1899–1902) who then both fought the British to the end.