Manie Maritz
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Manie Maritz (1876–1940) was a Boer General during the Second Boer War and a leading rebel of the 1914 Boer Revolt.[1]
Maritz was born in Kimberley, Northern Cape and christened Salmon Gerhardus Maritz and also known as Gerrit Maritz.[1]
After the Second Boer War Maritz served in the South African Army, but at the start of World War I he rebelled against the South African government, allied himself to the Germans and was a leading member of the Boer Revolt in 1914.
He died in Pretoria on 19 December 1940[1] and is buried in the Pretoria West Cemetery.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Encyclopædia Britannica, online, "Salomon Gerhardus Maritz" , Retrieved 24 March 2010
- ↑ eGGSA Library website
Further reading
- 1. Boer Rebels and the Kaiser,s Men, Die Boervolk van SA, 25 August 2009.
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