4 October 1836
General Piet Cronje, politician, military leader and general during Anglo Boer War is born
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- 4 Oct 2023
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). General Piet Cronje, politician, military leader and general during Anglo Boer War is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010944
South African History Online (2011) 'General Piet Cronje, politician, military leader and general during Anglo Boer War is born', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010944 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).
South African History Online, General Piet Cronje, politician, military leader and general during Anglo Boer War is born [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010944, (accessed 22 October 2026).
"General Piet Cronje, politician, military leader and general during Anglo Boer War is born." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010944. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "General Piet Cronje, politician, military leader and general during Anglo Boer War is born." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010944.
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