Chris Botha

For the Zimbabwean rugby union player, see Chris Botha (rugby union).
Christiaan Botha
Personal details
Born(1864-10-07)October 7, 1864
Greytown, Colony of Natal[1][2] or Kokstad, Colony of Natal[3]
DiedOctober 29, 1902(1902-10-29) (aged 38)
Kokstad[2][3]
Spouse(s)Maria Elizabeth Rachel Johnstone (Kolbe) (KwaZulu-Natal, 28 July 1869-Winkelhoek, Utrecht, South Africa, 16 June 1928)[4]
Parent(s)Louis Botha and Salomina Adriana van Rooyen
Occupationpolice officer, Boer war general
Military service
AllegianceFlag of Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek
Battles/warsSecond Boer War:
–Colenso

Christiaan Botha (also Chris Botha and in English language literature mistakenly Christian Botha, 6 October 1864 – 29 October 1902) was a younger brother of Louis Botha (1862–1919) and Philip Botha (1851-1901) , but an older brother of Theunis Jacobus Botha (1867-1930), and likewise a Boer general in the Second Boer War (1899–1902) who then both fought the British to the end.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b Brits JP (1977). "Botha, Christiaan". In De Kock WJ, Krüger DW, Beyers CJ, Basson JL (eds.). Dictionary of South African Biography Vol III (1st ed.). Cape Town: Tafelberg-Uitgewers. pp. 89–90. ISBN 0624008495. OCLC 1063845175.
  2. ^ a b c "365 Spore Geskiedenis vir Elke Dag. Oktober 6 1864. Generaal Christiaan Botha word gebore". 365spore.blogspot.com (in Afrikaans). 22 April 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Genl. Christiaan Botha, b1c7d2e3f1g2h10". geni.com. Geni. A MyHeritage Company. April 26, 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Maria Elizabeth Rachel Kolbe (Johnstone)". geni.com. Geni. A MyHeritage Company. August 10, 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.