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Biographies of Famous South Africans - Jan Smuts Of Afrikaner roots (Smuts was born in Malmesbury, Cape Colony), Smuts fought in the Second Boer War of 1899-1902 against the British. It was during the Boer War that Smuts became acquainted with Louis Botha, forming a close friendship that lasted until the latter's death in 1919. Arriving in Britain in March 1917 as head of the South African delegation to the Imperial War Conference, Smuts was feted by an admiring Lloyd George, who offered him a place in the War Cabinet. zar.co.za /smuts.htm   (856 words)

Smuts, Jan After the start of the Boer War and the fall of Pretoria in June 1900, Smuts took to the field and led a Boer unit in the area of Vereeniging and Potchefstroom. Before joining the war on the British side, Premier Botha and Smuts had to put down an open rebellion in South Africa by units of their armed forces and some influential veterans of the Boer War. Jan Christian Smuts was born 24 May 1870, on the farm Ongegund near Riebeeck West in what is now South Africa. www.lib.byu.edu /~rdh/wwi/bio/s/smuts.html   (597 words)

MSN Encarta - Smuts, Jan Christiaan Jan Christiaan Smuts (1870-1950), South African leader, who promoted the connection of his country with Britain and the Commonwealth of Nations. During World War I Smuts commanded British imperial forces in East Africa (1916-17), represented South Africa in Britain's Imperial War Cabinet (1917-18), and helped plan the organization of the League of Nations. During the Boer War (1899-1902) between the British and the Boer (Afrikaner) republics north of the Cape Colony, he fought on the Boer side, but later advocated cooperation with Britain. encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761566462/Jan_Christiaan_Smuts.html   (261 words)

MSN Encarta - Smuts, Jan Christiaan Smuts, Jan Christiaan (1870-1950), South African leader, who promoted the connection of his country with Britain and the Commonwealth of Nations. During World War I Smuts commanded British imperial forces in East Africa (1916-17), represented South Africa in Britain's Imperial War Cabinet (1917-18), and helped plan the organization of the League of Nations. During the Boer War (1899-1902) between the British and the Boer (Afrikaner) republics north of the Cape Colony, he fought on the Boer side, but later advocated cooperation with Britain. encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761566462/Jan_Christiaan_Smuts.html   (271 words)

Axis History Forum :: View topic - German plot to kill General Jan Smuts On 11th March1943 his death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment by General Smuts who had admired Leibbrandt's father as a "courageous Boer warrior" in the Anglo Boer War. I wonder if any one can help me: I looking for a bit more about Operation Weissdorn, the plot to assasinate South African war time premier Jan Smuts. The elimination of General Smuts was to act as a catalyst to unite the country against the pro-war party. forum.axishistory.com /viewtopic.php?p=732690&highlight=&...   (1505 words)

AllRefer.com - Jan Christiaan Smuts (Southern African History, Biography) - Encyclopedia In the South African War, Smuts commanded (1901–2) Boer guerrilla forces in the Cape Colony. Smuts was (1933–39) minister of justice in a coalition cabinet, but when Prime Minister Hertzog opposed entering World War II, Smuts became prime minister. Smuts was instrumental in the creation (1910) of the Union of South Africa (see South Africa). reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Smuts-Ja.html   (628 words)

Jan Smuts During the Boer War (1899-1902) Smuts established himself as a guerrilla leader of exceptional talent. Smuts worked closely with Winston Churchill during the Second World War and was the only man to sign the peace treaties at the end of both wars. Though Smuts had predicted how the air war would develop as long ago as 1917, I could see that he was astounded by what I showed him at Bomber Command; it was then that he realised in full for the first time what our bomber offensive meant to the war as a whole. www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /FWWsmuts.htm   (878 words)

Jan Smuts Smuts commanded the Boer commando forces in Cape Colony during the Boer War. Smuts served as Prime Minister from 1919 to 1924 and became Prime Minister once again at the start of World War II. Jan Smuts was educated in both South Africa and England. www.historycentral.com /Bio/people/Smuts.html   (139 words)

AllRefer.com - Jan Christiaan Smuts (Southern African History, Biography) - Encyclopedia In the South African War, Smuts commanded (1901–2) Boer guerrilla forces in the Cape Colony. Smuts was (1933–39) minister of justice in a coalition cabinet, but when Prime Minister Hertzog opposed entering World War II, Smuts became prime minister. He spent most of the war in London, where he had a high place in the British war councils, and he was very active in organizing the United Nations. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Smuts-Ja.html   (628 words)

Jan Christian Smuts In the Second Boer War (1899-1902) Smuts was a commandant in the Boer Army and involved in skirmishes against the British. Jan Smuts was an amateur botanist and has a grass type, growing at Irene, named after him. Jan Smuts died on 11 September 1950 at his homestead in Irene near Pretoria. www.stellenboschwriters.com /smutsjan.html   (606 words)

J. B. M. Hertzog --  Encyclopædia Britannica During the Boer War of 1899–1902, Jan Smuts was a guerrilla fighter against British rule in South Africa. Role in World War I. from the Smuts, Jan (Christian) article Just as Smuts was drawn into the public life of his own country, so, after the outbreak of World War I, he was drawn into international affairs. www.britannica.com /eb/article-9040257   (858 words)

Jan Smuts: a Biography. - CRAFFORD, F. S. Smuts leader Boer commandoes against the British, and after the war he was a political leader in South Africa and advisor to the British through 2 world wars. The first American biography of the famous Boer and South Afrikaaner military and political leader Jan Smuts. Dj has shelf wear and chipping to edges and corners. antiqbook.com /boox/mot/1956.shtml   (117 words)

Magnum Photos: SOUTH AFRICA. Field Marshall Jan Smuts, (African Boer general who fought against the British in the Boer War of 1899-1902), photographed in the garden of Groote Schuur, the official residenc (LON8751)@ HighBeam Research Field Marshall Jan Smuts, (African Boer general who fought against the British in the Boer War of 1899-1902), photographed in the garden of Groote Schuur, the official residence of th Prime Minister of S.A. Devils Peak can be seen in the background and the edge of Table Mountain. Field Marshall Jan Smuts, (African Boer general who fought against the British in the Boer War of 1899-1902), photographed in the garden of Groote Schuur, the official residenc (LON8751) Field Marshall Jan Smuts, (African Boer general who fought against the British in the Boer War of 1899-1902), photographed in the garden of Groote Schuur, the official residenc (LON8751)@ HighBeam Research highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:75376892&...   (255 words)

Jan Christiaan Smuts Jan Smuts was largely responsible for the drafting of the Union of South Africa's constitution as a delegate to the National Convention. During the Second Anglo Boer War he was deeply involved in the planning and execution of the extended guerilla phase of the conflict. In 1939 the two leaders differed over the war issue and Smuts took over as Premier. www.sahistory.org.za /pages/people/smuts-j.htm   (488 words)

AE-Extra April 2004 - Article 3 Hence, Evolution has an ever-deepening inward spiritual holistic character; and the wholes of Evolution and the evolutionary process itself can only be understood in reference to this fundamental character of wholeness (Jan Christiaan Smuts, 1926, p.87). Jan Christiaan Smuts (1926, p.vi) hoped to show how holism affects the higher spiritual interests of humankind and commented that the old concepts and formulas are no longer adequate. [1] Jan Christiaan Smuts, born 1870, of Boer (Afrikaner) 'stock', though a British subject by birth, grew up in South Africa and was educated at Victoria College (at Stellenbosch) and at Cambridge in England, where he won highest honors in law. asstudents.unco.edu /students/AE-Extra/2004/4/Art-3.html   (8434 words)

MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Jan Christiaan Smuts Jan Christiaan Smuts was one of the dominant political figures of South African politics during the first half of the 20th century. A member of a prominent Afrikaaner family who fought against the British during the South African War, he nevertheless subsequently came to advocate close links with Britain, and played an important role in securing self-government for the defeated Boer states in 1907. MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Jan Christiaan Smuts uk.encarta.msn.com /media_121621541/Jan_Christiaan_Smuts.html   (169 words)

iafrica.com news sa news Jan Smuts joins Iraq war protest Smuts, a veteran of the Anglo-Boer War, was prime minister of South Africa during the Second World War. South African statesman Jan Smuts joined the antiwar protest movement on Thursday — albeit involuntarily. sa news Jan Smuts joins Iraq war protest iafrica.com /news/sa/223224.htm   (199 words)

Jan Smuts --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia During the Boer War of 1899–1902, Jan Smuts was a guerrilla fighter against British rule in South Africa. The concept of holism was introduced by the South African prime minister and philosopher Jan Christian Smuts in 1925 as an alternative to the prevailing analytical and reductive way of scientific thinking. Jan Christian Smuts was born in Bovenplaats, in Cape Colony, on May 24, 1870. www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9277101   (671 words)

Jan Smuts and His International Contemporaries This exceptional study of Smuts covers a broad period of history: from 1888 when Smuts was indirectly in contact with Cecil John Rhodes to 1948, thus spanning the period of the Anglo-Boer War and the two world wars. Jan Smuts and his International Contemporaries provides an analysis of the relationships that placed Smuts in a prominent position in the councils of the world. Read how this "sickly, rickety child" "an unprepossessing lad showing no signs of promise" not only became prime minister, but a world leader and one of the most influential people ever to ocme out of South Africa. www.discoveramericanhistory.com /americanhistory/americanhistory56/1919874100AMUS662461.shtml   (327 words)

The Swartland, Darling, Riebeek Valley and Malmesbury. South Africa Visitor Information and Accommodation. After the Anglo-Boer War, Smuts worked for the reconciliation of the British and the Afrikaners. Jan Smut's birth house is beautifuly restored, with all the original furniture. General Smuts was born here in 1870 as the second child of a farmer's family and spent most of his childhood here. www.southafrica-travel.net /westcape/ti_swartland.htm   (450 words)

Amazon.ca: Books: Jan Smuts and His International Contemporaries This exceptional study of Smuts covers a broad period of history: from 1888 when Smuts was indirectly in contact with Cecil John Rhodes to 1948, thus spanning the period of the Anglo-Boer War and the two world wars. Many biographies have been written of Jan Smuts but none have achieved so close an examination of the interpersonal and political relationships of Smuts as Professor Ockie Geyser has portrayed in Jan Smuts and his International Contemporaries. Although Smuts is said to have had a... www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1919874100   (243 words)

The Boer War Although the Boers only had 88,000 soldiers, led by the outstanding soldiers such as Louis Botha, and Jan Smuts, the Boers were able to successfully besiege the British garrisons at Ladysmith, Mafeking and Kimberley. The Boer Wars was the name given to the South African Wars of 1880-1 and 1899-1902, that were fought between the British and the descendants of the Dutch settlers (Boers) in Africa. After the first Boer War William Gladstone granted the Boers self-government in the Transvaal. www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /WARboer.htm   (704 words)

The Boer War Although the Boers only had 88,000 soldiers, led by the outstanding soldiers such as Louis Botha, and Jan Smuts, the Boers were able to successfully besiege the British garrisons at Ladysmith, Mafeking and Kimberley. The Boer Wars was the name given to the South African Wars of 1880-1 and 1899-1902, that were fought between the British and the descendants of the Dutch settlers (Boers) in Africa. After the first Boer War William Gladstone granted the Boers self-government in the Transvaal. www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /WARboer.htm   (704 words)

The Boer War Although the Boers only had 88,000 soldiers, led by the outstanding soldiers such as Louis Botha, and Jan Smuts, the Boers were able to successfully besiege the British garrisons at Ladysmith, Mafeking and Kimberley. The Boer Wars was the name given to the South African Wars of 1880-1 and 1899-1902, that were fought between the British and the descendants of the Dutch settlers (Boers) in Africa. After the first Boer War William Gladstone granted the Boers self-government in the Transvaal. www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /WARboer.htm   (704 words)

Smuts, Jan After the start of the Boer War and the fall of Pretoria in June 1900, Smuts took to the field and led a Boer unit in the area of Vereeniging and Potchefstroom. Before joining the war on the British side, Premier Botha and Smuts had to put down an open rebellion in South Africa by units of their armed forces and some influential veterans of the Boer War. When the war ended in Europe in May 1945, Premier Smuts was in San Francisco working with other delegates on the United Nations Charter. www.lib.byu.edu /~rdh/wwi/bio/s/smuts.html   (597 words)

Government of Ireland Act, 1920 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jan Smuts was one of the best Boer commanders of the Second Boer War. In 1914 at the start of World War I the Boer "bitter enders" rose against the government in the Boer Revolt and allied themselves with their old supporter Germany. It was his experience of the Boer British rapprochement which he was able to bring to the attention of the British government as an alternative to confrontation. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Government_of_Ireland_Act_1920   (597 words)

South Africa 1914 Boer revolt in Orange Free State suppressed; South African troops fought for British Empire in World War I. Jan Smuts succeeded Botha as premier; South West Africa (Namibia) became South African mandate. 1881 First Boer War Transvaal Boers defeated British at Majuba Hill and regained independence. 18991902 Second South African War (also known as Boer War) dispute over rights of uitlanders led to conflict which ended with British annexation of Boer republics. tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/countryfacts/southafrica.html   (597 words)

Parandowski, Jan --  Encyclopædia Britannica During the Boer War of 1899–1902, Jan Smuts was a guerrilla fighter against British rule in South Africa. Polish poet Jan Kochanowski dominated the culture of Renaissance Poland. In 1914, when the Russian army entered the city, he and other members of Poland's intelligentsia were deported to Russia for the duration of the war. www.britannica.com /eb/article-9058418   (597 words)

MSN Encarta - Smuts, Jan Christiaan During World War I Smuts commanded British imperial forces in East Africa (1916-17), represented South Africa in Britain's Imperial War Cabinet (1917-18), and helped plan the organization of the League of Nations. During the Boer War (1899-1902) between the British and the Boer (Afrikaner) republics north of the Cape Colony, he fought on the Boer side, but later advocated cooperation with Britain. He was instrumental in securing self-government under British rule for the defeated Boers (1907) and in arranging the merger of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State with Natal and the Cape Colony to form the Union of South Africa (1910). encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?refid=761566462   (271 words)

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