Christiaan de Wet Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Christiaan de Wet, based on 5 World History Database records associated with South Africa.

5 records1899–19145 events4 places

Chronological biography

1899

Battle of Nicholson's Nek30 October 1899

Warfare / Boer War, 2nd · General · Boer Commander · Nicholson's Nek

Takes part in the Boer victory near Ladysmith.

1900

Guerrilla WarJune 1900

Warfare / Boer War, 2nd · General · Boer Commander · Orange Free State

Continues guerrilla resistance after British occupation.

1901

Cape Colony RaidJanuary 1901

Warfare / Boer War, 2nd · General · Boer Commander · Cape Colony

Invades Cape Colony to spread guerrilla resistance.

1914

Maritz RebellionOctober 1914

Warfare / Bower Wars 3rd · General · Rebel Leader · Orange Free State

Joins the rebellion against the Union government.

Capture of De Wet1 December 1914

Warfare / Bower Wars 3rd · General · Rebel Leader · Bechuanaland

Is captured after the rebellion fails.

Titles and roles

General · Boer Commander · General · Rebel Leader

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.