Andries Jacobus Bester, Boer commandant of the Bethlehem commando who fought in the Battle of Colesberg during the Anglo-Boer War 2, is born in Bloemfontein.
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South African History Online. (2012, April 23). Andries Jacobus Bester, Boer commandant, is born in Bloemfontein. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082012
South African History Online (2012) 'Andries Jacobus Bester, Boer commandant, is born in Bloemfontein', South African History Online, 23 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082012 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Andries Jacobus Bester, Boer commandant, is born in Bloemfontein [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082012, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Andries Jacobus Bester, Boer commandant, is born in Bloemfontein." South African History Online, 23 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082012. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Andries Jacobus Bester, Boer commandant, is born in Bloemfontein." South African History Online. April 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082012.
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