Commandant General, Daniel Jacobus Elardus Erasmus (Maroela) (4 March 1845 - 7 May 1914)
"At a general Boer council of war on 11 October 1899 at Zandspruit/Sandspruit, just over the border of Natal Colony east of Newcastle and south of Utrecht, Erasmus was nominated Assistant Commandant General, second in command to Transvaal Commander-in-chief Piet Joubert.
General Erasmus fought many battles against the British with his Pretoria Commando, for instance the Battle of Talana Hill (20 October 1899), the Battle of Rietfontein (24 October 1899),and the Siege of Ladysmith. Later on General Erasmus was head of the military court (Militaire Hof) for the districts of Heidelberg, Pretoria, Middelburg and Bethal.
After the British occupation of the state capitals Bloemfontein (13 March 1900) and Pretoria (5 June 1900) Erasmus continued to fight. In the end he was captured by troops of General Bruce Hamilton from Ermelo on 3 January 1902, not far from Amsterdam near the border with Swaziland. Erasmus was transferred to a prisoner of war camp at Saint Helena, where he remained for five months until his release as a consequence of the peace Treaty of Vereeniging signed on 31 May 1902".
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Commandant General, Daniel Jacobus Elardus Erasmus (Maroela) (4 March 1845 - 7 May 1914)
"At a general Boer council of war on 11 October 1899 at Zandspruit/Sandspruit, just over the border of Natal Colony east of Newcastle and south of Utrecht, Erasmus was nominated Assistant Commandant General, second in command to Transvaal Commander-in-chief Piet Joubert.
General Erasmus fought many battles against the British with his Pretoria Commando, for instance the Battle of Talana Hill (20 October 1899), the Battle of Rietfontein (24 October 1899),and the Siege of Ladysmith. Later on General Erasmus was head of the military court (Militaire Hof) for the districts of Heidelberg, Pretoria, Middelburg and Bethal.
After the British occupation of the state capitals Bloemfontein (13 March 1900) and Pretoria (5 June 1900) Erasmus continued to fight. In the end he was captured by troops of General Bruce Hamilton from Ermelo on 3 January 1902, not far from Amsterdam near the border with Swaziland. Erasmus was transferred to a prisoner of war camp at Saint Helena, where he remained for five months until his release as a consequence of the peace Treaty of Vereeniging signed on 31 May 1902".
Wargames Foundry figure.