Nicolas Smit
Nicolas Smit was a Boer general in the First Boer War.
He won the Battle of Majuba Hill, the most important battle of this war.
| Persondata |
| Name |
Smit, Nicolas |
| Alternative names |
Smit, Nicolaas Jacobus |
| Short description |
Commander of the South AfricaBoer forces at the battles of Ingogo and Majuba in 1881. As member of the Volksraad [Parliament] he was chosen vice-president of South Africa in 1887. |
| Date of birth |
Doornbos, Graaff-Reinet district, South Africa |
| Place of birth |
30 May 1837 |
| Date of death |
4 April 1896 |
| Place of death |
Pretoria, South Africa |
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