Christiaan Frederik Beyers

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Christiaan Frederik Beyers
Beyers around 1899
Personal details
Born23 September 1869
Stellenbosch, Cape Colony
Died8 December 1914 (aged 45)
Makwassie, Vaal River, South Africa
Cause of deathDrowning
SpouseMathilde König
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Cape Colony
South African Republic
Transvaal Colony
Union of South Africa
RankGeneral
CommandsWaterberg and Zoutpansberg Commandos
Battles/warsJameson Raid
Second Boer War
World War I
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Christiaan Frederik Beyers (23 September 1869 – 8 December 1914) was a Boer attorney, politician and general during the Second Boer War and one of the leaders of the pro-German Maritz rebellion (1914 – 1915) against the government of the Union of South Africa.

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