Sarel du Toit

Sarel Petrus du Toit
Boer War General Sarel Petrus du Toit (1864–1930)
Personal details
Born(1864-06-28)28 June 1864
Prince Albert, Cape Colony[1]
Died22 November 1930(1930-11-22) (aged 66)
Versailles Farm, Charter, Southern Rhodesia[1]
NationalitySouth African Republic
OccupationRepresentative for Wolmaransstad in the Eerste Volksraad 1896, assistent general, combat general[2]
Military service
Allegiance South African Republic
Battles/warsSecond Boer War (1899-1902): Siege of Kimberley (14 October 1899 – 15 February 1900) - Battle of Modder River (Afrikaans: Slag van die Twee Riviere), 28 November 1899 - Battle of Veertien Strome (Veertienstromen), near Warrenton, Northern Cape - Battle of Silikaatsnek (Silkaatsnek), after occupation of Pretoria.
Under General de la Rey in the districts of Wolmaransstad, Lichtenburg, Potchefstroom and Bloemhof: Battles at Hartebeestfontein, Lichtenburg, Makwassiebergen, Brakspruit (1 March 1902) and Rooiwal/Roodewal (11 April 1902, near Lichtenburg)[2]
Du Toit in the Eerste Volksraad parliament, Pretoria.
Du Toit (left) with his staff in the Second Boer War.
Death notice for Sarel Petrus du Toit, December 1930. The namesake son Sarel Petrus is not mentioned here.

Sarel Petrus du Toit (June 28, 1864 – November 22, 1930) was a Second Boer War Boer general for the South African Republic.[1] In 1896 he was elected representative to the Eerste Volksraad in Pretoria for the district of Wolmaransstad.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ a b c "Genl. Sarel Petrus du Toit". geni.com. Geni. A MyHeritage Company. May 17, 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c A.E., Onze Krijgs-officieren. Album van portretten met levens-schetsen der Transvaalse Generaals en Kommandanten, 1904, p. 37.
  3. ^ Hillegas, Howard C. (1900). "With the Boer Forces". angloboerwar.com. David Biggins (website). Retrieved 26 May 2023. Hillegas, Howard C. (1900). "With the Boer Forces". gutenberg.org. Methuen & Co., London. Retrieved 26 May 2023. Chapter VII. The Generals of the war, p. 176 and 217.
  4. ^ Du Preez SJ (1977). "Du Toit, Sarel Petrus". In Krüger DW, Beyers CJ (eds.). Dictionary of South African Biography Vol III (1st ed.). Cape Town: Tafelberg-Uitgewers. p. 259. ISBN 0624008495. OCLC 1063845175.