Battle of Doornkop
De la Rey's Boer forces resist Hamilton's advance at Doornkop before withdrawing from the position.
Role range: 1899-1902
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Koos de la Rey Biography and Timeline
Follow Koos de la Rey through 9 dated historical records for South Africa.
Koos de la Rey, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1900–1914Years on this page
1900
Guerrilla War
Leads guerrilla operations in the western Transvaal.
Role range: 1899-1902
Siege of Elands River
De la Rey surrounds the Elands River post and subjects the garrison to sustained artillery and rifle fire.
Role range: 1899-1902
Battle of Nooitgedacht
De la Rey combines with Beyers to attack Clements's camp at Nooitgedacht and inflict a severe defeat.
Role range: 1899-1902
1901
Battle of Vlakfontein
De la Rey's commandos attack Dixon's column at Vlakfontein and temporarily capture British guns during the fighting.
Role range: 1899-1902
Battle of Moedwil
De la Rey orders an attack on Kekewich's column near the Selons River at Moedwil.
Role range: 1899-1902
1902
Battle of Ysterspruit
De la Rey attacks a British convoy at Ysterspruit and captures large quantities of transport and supplies.
Role range: 1899-1902
Battle of Tweebosch
Captures Methuen during a major Boer success.
Role range: 1899-1902
1914
Death of De la Rey
Is killed by police before the rebellion spreads.
Role range: 1914-1915 – 1914-1914
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.