Pieter Daniël de Wet | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1861 Dewetsdorp, Orange Free State |
| Died | 27 February 1929 (aged 67) Lindley, Orange Free State, Union of South Africa |
| Nationality | Afrikaner |
| Spouse(s) | Susanna Margaretha de Wet (18 September 1865, Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa – 26 August 1924)[1] |
| Profession | farmer, boer commander and general |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Orange Free State (1880–1900) United Kingdom (1900–1902) |
| Years of service | 1880..1902 |
| Rank | Commander, General |
| Commands | First Boer War (1880–1881), Second Boer War (1899–1902) |
Pieter Daniël de Wet (18 August 1861 – 27 February 1929) was a Boer general in the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902) and a younger brother of Boer general and politician Christiaan de Wet. Piet de Wet participated in the Battle of Poplar Grove (7 March 1900), the Battle of Sanna's Post (Sannaspos, 31 March 1900) for the waterworks there, and defeated the 13th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry at Lindley (31 May 1900).[2] In July 1900, he surrendered to the British at Kroonstad, Orange Free State.[3] He became a prominent member of the National Scouts helping the British in the last years of the Boer War.[4]
- ^ "Susanna Margaretha de Wet". geni.com. Geni. A MyHeritage Company. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ Darrell Hall 1999, 148.
- ^ Coghlan, Mark (December 2000). "The other De Wet. Piet de Wet and the Boer 'Hendsoppers' in the Anglo-Boer War. Military History Journal Vol. 11 No. 6 - December 2000". samilitaryhistory.org. The South African Military History Society/Die Suid-Afrikaanse Krygshistoriese Vereniging. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
Die bekendste hendsopper en joiner van almal. The most famous 'hendsopper' and 'joiner' of them all.
- ^ van Rensburg A (1972). "De Wet, Pieter Daniël". In De Kock WJ, Krüger DW (eds.). Dictionary of South African Biography Vol II (1st ed.). Cape Town: Tafelberg-Uitgewers. pp. 192–194. ISBN 0624003698. OCLC 1063845175.