Jan Christoffel Greyling Kemp Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jan Christoffel Greyling Kemp, based on 5 World History Database records associated with South Africa.

5 records1901–19025 events5 places

Chronological biography

1901

Battle of Vlakfontein29 May 1901

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

Kemp leads Boer fighters in the assault on the British rearguard at Vlakfontein.

Battle of Moedwil30 September 1901

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

Kemp leads the main Boer assault against the British bivouac at Moedwil.

1902

Battle of Ysterspruit25 February 1902

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

Kemp joins De la Rey's attack on the British convoy at Ysterspruit during the western Transvaal campaign.

Battle of Tweebosch7 March 1902

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

Kemp fights with De la Rey's commandos during the Boer victory over Methuen's column at Tweebosch.

Battle of Rooiwal11 April 1902

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

Kemp leads a mounted Boer attack against the entrenched British position at Rooiwal and is repulsed.

Titles and roles

General · Boer Commander

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.