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De La Rey is persuaded not to speak to the Burghers

De La Rey is persuaded not to speak to the Burghers

Date
12 Aug 1913
Updated
30 Sep 2019
De La Rey is persuaded not to speak to the Burghers

On 12 August 1913, Koos De La Rey, a South African War II General, was ordered to meet with Generals Jan C Smuts and Louis Botha in Pretoria. The trio was going to discuss about a planned Burghers rebellion. During this meeting De La Rey was persuaded not to speak to the Burghers on 15 August 1913. The Burgers were expecting De La Rey to fulfil a Van Rensburg prophecy by leading a rebellion against the Union of South Africa, which was formed after the defeat of Boer Republics in the South African War.

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  1. 01South African History Online,‘General Koos de la Rey, Boer leader during the Second Anglo Boer Was’ [online] Available at www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed: 17 July 2013]
  2. 02Anglo Boer, ‘General Jacobus Hercules de la Rey’ [online] Available at www.anglo-boer.co.za [Accessed: 17 July 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). De La Rey is persuaded not to speak to the Burghers. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011352

South African History Online (2011) 'De La Rey is persuaded not to speak to the Burghers', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011352 (Accessed: 11 August 2026).

South African History Online, De La Rey is persuaded not to speak to the Burghers [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011352, (accessed 11 August 2026).

"De La Rey is persuaded not to speak to the Burghers." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011352. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "De La Rey is persuaded not to speak to the Burghers." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011352.

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