Christiaan de Wet Politician

Christiaan Rudolf de Wet (7 October 1854 – 3 February 1922) was a Boer general, rebel leader and politician.He was born on the Leeuwkop farm, in the district of Smithfield in the Boer Republic of the Orange Free State. He later resided at Dewetsdorp, named after his father, Jacobus Ignatius de Wet. De Wet is mentioned in Kipling's poem Ubique.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 07, 1854
Birth place	Orange Free State , Smithfield Free State
Nationality	Afrikaner
Religion	Calvinism
Date of death	February 03, 1922
Place of death	Orange Free State Province , Union of South Africa , Dewetsdorp

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military operations	Second Boer War Maritz Rebellion Reddersburg Sanna's Post
military command	Natal and Transvaal Commandos
military rank	Citizenship First Boer War Second Boer War Commandant Head Commandant Veggeneraal
service end	1880
service start	1880