Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey

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Jacobus Herculaas "Koos" de la Rey was a prominent Boer general and political leader known for his guerrilla warfare tactics against the British during the Second Anglo-Boer War.

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Generate an image of Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey (Jacobus Herculaas "Koos" de la Rey was a prominent Boer general and political leader known for his guerrilla warfare tactics against the British during the Second Anglo-Boer War.)

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Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Boer general ⓘ
human ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
politician ⓘ
allegiance South African Republic ⓘ
burialPlace Lichtenburg, South Africa ⓘ
causeOfDeath gunshot wound ⓘ
police shooting ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship South African Republic ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1847-10-22 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1914-09-15 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Afrikaner ⓘ
linked to: Afrikaners

Boer ⓘ
familyName de la Rey ⓘ
givenName Jacobus ⓘ
honorificTitle “Lion of the West” ⓘ
linked to: Lion of the West
involvedIn Maritz Rebellion (early stages) ⓘ
knownFor leading Boer commandos in guerrilla campaigns ⓘ
reputation as a highly respected and chivalrous commander ⓘ
languageSpoken Afrikaans ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ
legacy regarded as one of the most capable Boer generals of the Second Anglo-Boer War ⓘ
memberOf Volksraad of the South African Republic ⓘ
middleName Herculaas ⓘ
militaryBranch Boer forces ⓘ
militaryCommand Boer commandos in the Western Transvaal ⓘ
militaryConflict Second Anglo-Boer War ⓘ
linked to: Second Boer War
nickname Koos ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Magersfontein ⓘ
Battle of Tweebosch ⓘ
notableFor guerrilla warfare tactics against the British during the Second Anglo-Boer War ⓘ
numberOfChildren 12 ⓘ
occupation farmer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
opponent British Empire ⓘ
placeOfBirth near Winburg, Orange Free State ⓘ
placeOfDeath near Johannesburg, Transvaal ⓘ
politicalMovement Afrikaner nationalism ⓘ
positionHeld Boer general ⓘ
political leader in the Transvaal ⓘ
rank general ⓘ
religion Dutch Reformed Church ⓘ
residence Lichtenburg, Transvaal ⓘ
spouse Jacoba Elizabeth Greeff ⓘ
strategy mobile guerrilla warfare ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Koos de la Rey → fullName → Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey ⓘ
Koos de la Rey → birthName → Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey ⓘ
subject linked to: Koos
Koos de la Rey → fullName → Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey ⓘ
subject linked to: Boer general Koos de la Rey
de la Rey → hasNotableBearer → Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey ⓘ
Koos de la Rey → saidToBeTheSameAs → Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey ⓘ
subject linked to: de la Rey
De la Rey (song) → namedAfter → Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey ⓘ
subject linked to: de la Rey
De la Rey (song) → mainSubject → Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey ⓘ
subject linked to: de la Rey
Herculaas → isMiddleNameOf → Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey ⓘ
Herculaas → nameElement → Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey ⓘ
Tweebosch, Western Transvaal → commander → Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey ⓘ