General Ferdinandus Jacobus Potgieter (1857-1902) | |
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Born | Farm Honingkrans, Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa | 16 February 1857
Died | 11 April 1902 Rooiwal near Klerksdorp, South African Republic, South Africa[1] | (aged 45)
Nationality | South African Republic |
Parent(s) | Petrus Philippus Potgieter (1820 – 1901) and Christina Elizabeth Ferreira (1826 – 1880) |
Occupation | commander, combat general (Afrikaans: veggeneraal) Wolmaransstad Commando |
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Ferdinandus Jacobus Potgieter (Ferdinand Jacobus Potgieter, 16 February 1857 – 11 April 1902) was a Boer general in the Second Boer War (1899 – 1902).[1][2][3][4][5]