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Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey [needs Afrikaans IPA] (22 October 1847 – 15 September 1914), better known as Koos de la Rey, was a South African military officer who served as a Boer general during the Second Boer War.
Koos de la Rey (nacido como Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey, Winburg, Estado Libre de Orange, 22 de octubre de 1847-Witwatersrand, 15 de septiembre de 1914) fue un general bóer durante la Segunda Guerra Anglo-Bóer y es ampliamente reconocido como uno de los más grandes líderes militares durante el conflicto.
Known as Koos de la Rey, a Boer general during the Second Boer War. First Name: Jacobus Herculaas. Last Name: de la Rey. Date of Birth: 22 October 1847. Date of Death: 15 September 1914. Jacobus Hercules de la Rey was the sixth child of Adrianus Johannes and Adriana (van Rooyen). He was born near Winburg on 22 October 1847.
De la Rey was involved with the peace negotiations at Vereeniging and was instrumental in convincing the diehard republicans to accept that the war was lost. He was one of the six Boer delegates to sign the peace treaty at Melrose House. General J H “Koos” de la Rey, Portrait by Therese Schwartze 1902
Commandant Jacobus “Koos” De La Rey's tactical genius during the Second Boer War was devastating to his British opponents.
Koos de la Rey fue un general bóer durante la Segunda Guerra Anglo-Bóer y es ampliamente reconocido como uno de los más grandes líderes militares durante el conflicto.
Koos de la Rey was sculpted by the Dutch born South African artist Anton van Wouw (1862-1945). A portrait of the famous South African War (1899-1902), Boer General Jacobus Hercules (also...
