PIET ARNOLDUS See also:

• PIET ARNOLDUS CRONJE (c. 1840– )

CRONJE (c. 1840– )  , See also:

• BOER

Boer See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born about 184o in the See also:

• TRANSVAAL

Transvaal and in 1881 took See also:

• PART

part in the first Boer See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War in the See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of commandant . He commanded in the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege of the See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• GARRISON
• GARRISON, WILLIAM LLOYD (1805-1879)

garrison at See also:

• POTCHEFSTROOM

Potchefstroom, though he was unable to force their surrender until after the conclusion of the general See also:

• ARMISTICE (from Lat. arma, arms, and sistere, to stop)

armistice . The Boer See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader was at this See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time accused of withholding knowledge of this armistice from the garrison (see POTCHEFSTROOM) . He held various See also:

• OFFICIAL (Late Lat. QJicialis, for class. Lat. apparitor, from officium, office, duty)

official positions in the years 1881–1899, and commanded the Boer force which compelled the surrender of the See also:

• JAMESON (or JAMESONE), GEORGE (c. 1587–1644)
• JAMESON, ANNA BROWNELL (1794-1860)
• JAMESON, LEANDER STARR (1853– )
• JAMESON, ROBERT (1774-1854)

Jameson raiders at Doornkop (See also:

• JAN

Jan . 2, 1896) . In the war of 1899 See also:

• CRONJE, PIET ARNOLDUS (c. 1840– )

Cronje was general commanding in the western See also:

• THEATRE (BEarpov, " a place for seeing," from OeacOae)

theatre of war, and began the siege of See also:

• KIMBERLEY
• KIMBERLEY, JOHN WODEHOUSE, 1ST EARL OF (1826-1902)

Kimberley . He opposed the advance of the British See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division under See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• METHUEN, BARONY OF

Methuen, and fought, though without success, three general actions at See also:

• BELMONT, AUGUST (1816–189o)

Belmont, Graspan and Modder See also:

• RIVER

River . At Magersfontein, See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early in See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1899, he completely repulsed a genera] attack made upon his position, and thereby checked for two months the northward advance of the British See also:

• COLUMN (Lat. columna)

column . In the See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1900, Cronje opposed Lord See also:

• ROBERTS, DAVID (1796-1864)
• ROBERTS, FREDERICK SLEIGH ROBERTS, EARL

Roberts's See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army on the Magersfontein battleground, but he was unable to prevent the See also:

• RELIEF

relief of Kimberley; retreating westward, he was surrounded near Paardeberg, and, after a most obstinate resistance, was forced to surrender with the remnant of his army (Feb . 27, 1900) .