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Petrus Jacobus Joubert Biography and Timeline

Follow Petrus Jacobus Joubert through 18 dated historical records for South Africa.

Petrus Jacobus Joubert, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

18Distinct records
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1878–1899Years on this page

1878

Anti-Annexation Protest

Commandant General · Boer Leader · Transvaal · Warfare / Boer War, 1st

Opposes British annexation before open rebellion begins.

Role range: 1880-1881

1880

Paardekraal Meeting

General · Boer Commander · Paardekraal · Warfare / Boer War, 1st

Joins the triumvirate directing the Transvaal rising.

Role range: 1880-1881

1881

Battle of Laings Nek

General · Laings Nek · Warfare / Boer War, 1st

Joubert leads a Boer force which inflicts serious losses under a force led by Colley

Role range: 1880-1881

Battle of Laings Nek

General · Boer Commander · Laings Nek · Warfare / Boer War, 1st

Defeats Colley's attempt to enter the Transvaal.

Role range: 1880-1881

Boer Victory at Laing's Nek

General · Boer Commander · Laing's Nek · Warfare / Boer War, 1st

His forces block the British advance into the Transvaal.

Role range: 1880-1881

Defence of Laing's Nek

General · Boer Commander · Laing's Nek · Warfare / Boer War, 1st

Directs Boer resistance to Colley's attack at Laing's Nek.

Role range: 1880-1881

Armistice

General · Laings Nek · Warfare / Boer War, 1st

Signs the armistice ending the main First Boer War fighting.

Role range: 1880-1881

Armistice with Evelyn Wood

General · Boer Commander · O'Neill's Cottage · Warfare / Boer War, 1st

Major combat ends while political negotiations continue.

Role range: 1880-1881

Armistice

General · Boer Commander · O'Neill's Cottage · Warfare / Boer War, 1st

Signs the armistice ending major fighting.

Role range: 1880-1881

First Boer War Armistice

General · Boer Commander · O'Neill's Cottage · Warfare / Boer War, 1st

Signs an armistice with British commander Evelyn Wood.

Role range: 1880-1881

Convention

Pretoria · Warfare / Boer War, 1st

Boer leaders sign the Pretoria Convention restoring Transvaal self-government.

Role range: 1880-1881

Boer War Settlement

General · Boer Leader · Pretoria · Warfare / Boer War, 1st

Helps formalize the restoration of republican administration.

Role range: 1880-1881

First Boer War Settlement

General · Boer Leader · Pretoria · Warfare / Boer War, 1st

The agreement confirms substantial internal autonomy for the Transvaal.

Role range: 1880-1881

Pretoria Convention Signed

General · Boer Leader · Pretoria · Warfare / Boer War, 1st

Signs the convention settling the First Boer War.

Role range: 1880-1881

Pretoria Convention

General · Boer Leader · Pretoria · Warfare / Boer War, 1st

Signs the Pretoria Convention after the Boer victory.

Role range: 1880-1881

Pretoria Convention

General · Boer Leader · Pretoria · Warfare / Boer War, 1st

Signs the settlement with Britain.

Role range: 1880-1881

1899

Siege of Ladysmith

General · Boer Commander · Ladysmith · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

Directs Boer operations around Ladysmith.

Role range: 1899-1902

Battle of Willow Grange

General · Boer Commander · Willow Grange · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

Joubert's Boer forces repel the British attack at Willow Grange before ending their advance into southern Natal.

Role range: 1899-1902

Records, sources and methodology

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