Piet Fourie

General
Petrus Johannes Fourie
Personal details
Born(1842-06-20)20 June 1842
Died23 May 1916(1916-05-23) (aged 73)
Perzikenfontein, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa[1]
NationalityOrange Free State
Occupationfarmer, commander, combat general (Afrikaans: veggeneraal)
NicknamePiet
Military service
Allegiance Orange Free State
Battles/wars

Petrus "Piet" Johannes Fourie ((1842-06-20)20 June 1842 – 23 May 1916(1916-05-23) (aged 73))[1][7] was a Boer general for the Orange Free State in the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902) in South Africa.[8][9][10][11] He should not be confused with his Boer colleagues generals Joachim Christoffel Fourie (1845–1900) and Christiaan Ernst Fourie (1858–1943).

  1. ^ a b "Petrus Johannes Fourie". geni.com. Geni. A MyHeritage Company. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. ^ Breytenbach II 1971, p. 40.
  3. ^ Breytenbach II 1971, p. 78.
  4. ^ Breytenbach II 1971, p. 117.
  5. ^ Breytenbach V 1983, pp. 192, 195, 206.
  6. ^ Breytenbach V 1983, p. 466.
  7. ^ Noeth, Henning; Fourie, Petrus (2 August 2011). ""FOURIE Petrus Johannes 1842-1916"". graves-at-eggsa.org. eGGSA library. Genealogical Society of SA. (South Africa). Retrieved 15 March 2023. (Text on tombstone:) In Heilige Herinnering / aan / Generaal / Petrus Johannes Fourie / Geb. 20 Juni 1862 / Ges. 14 Mei 1916 / Tot Wederziens. Tombstone at Perskefontein 248, farm cemetery, Dewetsdorp district, Free State. Perskefontein was previously the farm of General Piet Fourie.
  8. ^ Bossenbroek 2018.
  9. ^ Breytenbach II 1971, V 1983.
  10. ^ Grobler 2004.
  11. ^ Brits JP (1977). "Fourie, Petrus Johannes". In Krüger DW, Beyers CJ (eds.). Dictionary of South African Biography Vol III (1st ed.). Cape Town: Tafelberg-Uitgewers. pp. 306–307. ISBN 0624008495. OCLC 1063845175.