Birth of Jacob Louis van Deventer
Birth of Jacob Louis van Deventer
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Jacob Louis van Deventer Biography and Timeline
Follow Jacob Louis van Deventer through 7 dated historical records for South Africa.
Jacob Louis van Deventer, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1874–1922Years on this page
1874
1899
Commander of Boer Army
Appointed 2nd-in-Command of the Boer army under General Smuts
Role range: 1899-1902
Commander of Boer Army
Appointed 2nd-in-Command of the Boer army under General Smuts
1917
Commander of First Army
Appointed Commander of the First Army
Commander of First Army
Appointed Commander of the First Army
Role range: 1914-1918
Invasion of East Africa
Succesfully commands the Allied campaign in East Africa
Role range: 1914-1918
1922
Death of Jacob Louis van Deventer
Death of Jacob Louis van Deventer
Records, sources and methodology
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