Joachim Christoffel Fourie

Joachim Christoffel Fourie (1845-1900)
Personal details
Born(1845-02-01)1 February 1845
Grahamstown, Cape Colony[1][2][3]
Died7 November 1900(1900-11-07) (aged 55)
Witkloof Farm, Carolina, South Africa.[1][2][3] Killed in action in the Second Boer War.
NationalitySouth African Republic
Occupationfarmer, field cornet, combat general (Afrikaans: veggeneraal) and Assistant Commander-in-chief (Assistent Kommandant Generaal)
Military service
Allegiance South African Republic
Battles/wars
Death certificate ("notice") for Joachim Christoffel Fourie signed by (a different) J.C. Fourie.

Joachim Christoffel Fourie (Grahamstown, Cape Colony 1 February 1845 – Carolina, South Africa, 7 November 1900) was an Anglo-Boer War Combat General (Afrikaans: Veggeneraal) and Assistant Commander-in-Chief (Assistent Kommandant Generaal) for the South African Republic.[1][2][3][4] He should not be confused with his colleagues, the Second Boer War generals Christiaan Ernst Fourie (1858-1943) and Petrus "Piet" Johannes Fourie (1842-1916), and his son and namesake Joachim Christoffel Fourie (1877-1958), military commander of the Carolina Commando in the South West Africa campaign (1914-1915) in the First World War.[5]

  1. ^ a b c E., A. (1904). "Onze Krijgs-officieren Album van portretten met levens-schetsen der Transvaalse generaals en kommandanten" (PDF). boekmakierie.co.za (in Dutch). Pretoria: Volksstem. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2023. Dit Album beoogt 't eerbiedig aandenken te helpen bestendigen aan Transvaalse Krijgs-Officieren, die door hun voorbeeldig gedrag de Afrikaner naam ontzagwekkend gemaakt hebben.
  2. ^ a b c "Generaal Joachim Christoffel Fourie". geni.com. MyHeritage Ltd. November 9, 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Search for "Joachim Fourie", "Search results found". angloboerwar.com. David Biggins. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  4. ^ Brits JP (1977). "Fourie, Joachim Christoffel". In Krüger DW, Beyers CJ (eds.). Dictionary of South African Biography Vol III (1st ed.). Cape Town: Tafelberg-Uitgewers. pp. 305–306. ISBN 0624008495. OCLC 1063845175.
  5. ^ "Joachim Christoffel Fourie". geni.com. MyHeritage Ltd. April 27, 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023.