Fransjohan Pretorius
Biographic Data
| ID | 74801 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fransjohan Pretorius |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fransjohan |
| FAMILY NAME | Pretorius |
| SIGNATURE | PRETORIUS F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pretoria |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6829-6942 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Rustenburg at war
No abstract available
General Louis Botha’s Role in the South African War, 1899–1902
This study investigates the role played by General Louis Botha in the South African War of 1899 to 1902 and assesses his military skills in his encounters with the British forces in both the set-piece battle phase in the first months of the war and the guerrilla phase in the last two years of the war. It also analyses his attitude to peace and his participation in the peace process since the successive British commanders-in-chief Lord Roberts and…
De Boerenoorlog (Martin Bossenbroek)
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde is an online, peer-reviewed, accredited scholarly journal which publishes original, previously unpublished research and overview articles on theoretical, applied or comparative aspects of African literatures and cultural practices
Dwarstrekkers, dwepers en dokters
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde is an online, peer-reviewed, accredited scholarly journal which publishes original, previously unpublished research and overview articles on theoretical, applied or comparative aspects of African literatures and cultural practices
Reading Practices and Literacy of Boer Combatants in the South African War of 1899–1902
In investigating the reading practices of Boer combatants during the South African War, diaries, letters, and reminiscences were consulted. The state of literacy reveals a picture of a small number of highly literate men, a larger group of adequately literate men, a still larger group of semi-literates, and the illiterate. Reading matter included the Bible, newspapers, and books. Issues raised are: Did literacy (or illiteracy) influence military …
Die historisiteit van resente Afrikaanse historiese fiksie oor die Anglo-Boereoorlog
Authors of creative writing in the Afrikaans language find a rich source of dramatic material in the Anglo-Boer War of 1 899 to 1902. Themes from this war that lend themselves superbly to be woven into historical novels and short stories, are the concentration camps (where 28 000 Boer civilians died); the bitterness that plagued Afrikaners in the aftermath of the war; the pride in Boer heroism on the battlefield; important historical figures; tre…
Historisiteit en historiese fiksie —’n repliek
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde is an online, peer-reviewed, accredited scholarly journal which publishes original, previously unpublished research and overview articles on theoretical, applied or comparative aspects of African literatures and cultural practices
Of Gold and Iron
In Belgium, France and the Netherlands, state-induced punishments were inflicted on collaborators with the German occupation. In this article, Boer collaboration with the British is explored by recounting the careers of three high-profile officers of the Winburg commando, Commandants Harry Theunissen, Fanie Vilonel and Gerrie van der Merwe. There were hundreds of ordinary men and women in the district who also collaborated, but after the war ther…
Welcome but Not That Welcome
A number of foreign volunteers joined the Boer forces in the Anglo-Boer War or South African War of 1899 to 1902.1 The majority of them had been living in the Transvaal before the war. Others hurried to the scene of action in South Africa and joined the Boers via Lourenço Marques (today Maputo) when the war was already under way. Their exact number is uncertain, but estimates range between 2,000 (historian J.H. Breytenbach)2 and 3,700 to 4,000 (M…
Boer Propaganda During the South African War of 1899–1902
This article examines Boer propaganda on commando during the South African War by analysing how the two Boer governments and the military leadership endeavoured to inspire a citizen army and to keep the men in the field. In the South African War a commando was a Boer fighting unit, more or less the equivalent of a British regiment, and ‘on commando’ meant ‘in the field’. For the first seven months of the conflict, two important pro-Boer newspaper…
The Hall Handbook of the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902
Darrell Hall. The Hall Handbook of the Anglo-Boer 1899-1902. Edited by Fransjohan Pretorius and Gilbert Toralge. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 1999. x + 272 pp. Photographs. Tables. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography. $50.00. Cloth. Martin F. Marix Evans. Encyclopedia of the Boer 1899-1902. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-Clio Inc., 2000. xxviii + 414 pp. Photographs. Tables. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. $75.00. Cloth. The c…
Fire in the Sky
Owen Coetzer. Fire in the Sky: The Destruction of the Orange Free State, 1899-1902. Weltevreden Park, South Africa: Covos-Day Books, 2000. xvi + 338 pp. Photographs. Map. Appendixes. Bibliography. Index. R120.00. Paper. Fransjohan Pretorius. The Great Escape of the Boer Pimpernel, Christiaan de Wet: The Making of a Legend. Translated and adapted by Stephen Hofstatter, assisted by Wilhelm Snyman. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 2001. …
The Great Escape of the Boer Pimpernel
The Hall Handbook of the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902
This work is a reference for military information regarding opposing forces and other key features of war. The handbook supplies details on subjects including: the Boer forces; the British Army; the Royal Navy; the battles, deployment and reorganization of forces; decorations and medals; casualties and war graves; black, Indian and coloured participation; blockhouses and concentration camps; and accoutrements and cost of the war
The Boer War
Introduction and Historical Background Bibliographical Aids, Surveys, Memoirs, and Archival Sources Conventional Military Campaigns The Last of the Gentlemen's Wars Conclusion Annotated Bibliography Index
The Dutch social democrats and the South African war, 1899–1902
This article examines the attitude of the Dutch Social Democrats towards the South African War (1899–1902). At the beginning of the war the SDAP (Social Democratic Workers’ Party) had three seats in the Staten‐Generaal (Parliament). By 1902 this had increased to seven. The South African War created a wave of nationalism in the Netherlands. The Boers were of Dutch descent, and the Dutch generally saw the war as their own. As much as it wanted to a…
The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902
From 1899 to 1902, South Africa was convulsed by the conflict between Britain and two small Afrikaner republics, the ZAR (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State. This is an outline of the war, through the first formal stages to the guerilla struggle of the bitter end. Finally, it focuses on individual aspects of the war that are often overlooked in a more general approach. The interplay of text and pictures seeks to illuminate the social complexiti…
C. R. de Wet se Bewegings noord van die Magaliesberg en sy Beroemde Ontsnapping
Fire in the Sky
Owen Coetzer. Fire in the Sky: The Destruction of the Orange Free State, 1899-1902. Weltevreden Park, South Africa: Covos-Day Books, 2000. xvi + 338 pp. Photographs. Map. Appendixes. Bibliography. Index. R120.00. Paper. Fransjohan Pretorius. The Great Escape of the Boer Pimpernel, Christiaan de Wet: The Making of a Legend. Translated and adapted by Stephen Hofstatter, assisted by Wilhelm Snyman. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 2001. …
The Hall Handbook of the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902
This work is a reference for military information regarding opposing forces and other key features of war. The handbook supplies details on subjects including: the Boer forces; the British Army; the Royal Navy; the battles, deployment and reorganization of forces; decorations and medals; casualties and war graves; black, Indian and coloured participation; blockhouses and concentration camps; and accoutrements and cost of the war
The Boer War
Introduction and Historical Background Bibliographical Aids, Surveys, Memoirs, and Archival Sources Conventional Military Campaigns The Last of the Gentlemen's Wars Conclusion Annotated Bibliography Index
Reading Practices and Literacy of Boer Combatants in the South African War of 1899–1902
In investigating the reading practices of Boer combatants during the South African War, diaries, letters, and reminiscences were consulted. The state of literacy reveals a picture of a small number of highly literate men, a larger group of adequately literate men, a still larger group of semi-literates, and the illiterate. Reading matter included the Bible, newspapers, and books. Issues raised are: Did literacy (or illiteracy) influence military …
The Dutch social democrats and the South African war, 1899–1902
This article examines the attitude of the Dutch Social Democrats towards the South African War (1899–1902). At the beginning of the war the SDAP (Social Democratic Workers’ Party) had three seats in the Staten‐Generaal (Parliament). By 1902 this had increased to seven. The South African War created a wave of nationalism in the Netherlands. The Boers were of Dutch descent, and the Dutch generally saw the war as their own. As much as it wanted to a…
C. R. de Wet se Bewegings noord van die Magaliesberg en sy Beroemde Ontsnapping
The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902
From 1899 to 1902, South Africa was convulsed by the conflict between Britain and two small Afrikaner republics, the ZAR (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State. This is an outline of the war, through the first formal stages to the guerilla struggle of the bitter end. Finally, it focuses on individual aspects of the war that are often overlooked in a more general approach. The interplay of text and pictures seeks to illuminate the social complexiti…
The Dutch social democrats and the South African war, 1899–1902
This article examines the attitude of the Dutch Social Democrats towards the South African War (1899–1902). At the beginning of the war the SDAP (Social Democratic Workers’ Party) had three seats in the Staten‐Generaal (Parliament). By 1902 this had increased to seven. The South African War created a wave of nationalism in the Netherlands. The Boers were of Dutch descent, and the Dutch generally saw the war as their own. As much as it wanted to a…
The Boer War
Introduction and Historical Background Bibliographical Aids, Surveys, Memoirs, and Archival Sources Conventional Military Campaigns The Last of the Gentlemen's Wars Conclusion Annotated Bibliography Index
The Great Escape of the Boer Pimpernel
The Hall Handbook of the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902
This work is a reference for military information regarding opposing forces and other key features of war. The handbook supplies details on subjects including: the Boer forces; the British Army; the Royal Navy; the battles, deployment and reorganization of forces; decorations and medals; casualties and war graves; black, Indian and coloured participation; blockhouses and concentration camps; and accoutrements and cost of the war
The Hall Handbook of the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902
Darrell Hall. The Hall Handbook of the Anglo-Boer 1899-1902. Edited by Fransjohan Pretorius and Gilbert Toralge. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 1999. x + 272 pp. Photographs. Tables. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography. $50.00. Cloth. Martin F. Marix Evans. Encyclopedia of the Boer 1899-1902. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-Clio Inc., 2000. xxviii + 414 pp. Photographs. Tables. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. $75.00. Cloth. The c…
Fire in the Sky
Owen Coetzer. Fire in the Sky: The Destruction of the Orange Free State, 1899-1902. Weltevreden Park, South Africa: Covos-Day Books, 2000. xvi + 338 pp. Photographs. Map. Appendixes. Bibliography. Index. R120.00. Paper. Fransjohan Pretorius. The Great Escape of the Boer Pimpernel, Christiaan de Wet: The Making of a Legend. Translated and adapted by Stephen Hofstatter, assisted by Wilhelm Snyman. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 2001. …
Boer Propaganda During the South African War of 1899–1902
This article examines Boer propaganda on commando during the South African War by analysing how the two Boer governments and the military leadership endeavoured to inspire a citizen army and to keep the men in the field. In the South African War a commando was a Boer fighting unit, more or less the equivalent of a British regiment, and ‘on commando’ meant ‘in the field’. For the first seven months of the conflict, two important pro-Boer newspaper…
Welcome but Not That Welcome
A number of foreign volunteers joined the Boer forces in the Anglo-Boer War or South African War of 1899 to 1902.1 The majority of them had been living in the Transvaal before the war. Others hurried to the scene of action in South Africa and joined the Boers via Lourenço Marques (today Maputo) when the war was already under way. Their exact number is uncertain, but estimates range between 2,000 (historian J.H. Breytenbach)2 and 3,700 to 4,000 (M…
Of Gold and Iron
In Belgium, France and the Netherlands, state-induced punishments were inflicted on collaborators with the German occupation. In this article, Boer collaboration with the British is explored by recounting the careers of three high-profile officers of the Winburg commando, Commandants Harry Theunissen, Fanie Vilonel and Gerrie van der Merwe. There were hundreds of ordinary men and women in the district who also collaborated, but after the war ther…
Die historisiteit van resente Afrikaanse historiese fiksie oor die Anglo-Boereoorlog
Authors of creative writing in the Afrikaans language find a rich source of dramatic material in the Anglo-Boer War of 1 899 to 1902. Themes from this war that lend themselves superbly to be woven into historical novels and short stories, are the concentration camps (where 28 000 Boer civilians died); the bitterness that plagued Afrikaners in the aftermath of the war; the pride in Boer heroism on the battlefield; important historical figures; tre…
Historisiteit en historiese fiksie —’n repliek
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde is an online, peer-reviewed, accredited scholarly journal which publishes original, previously unpublished research and overview articles on theoretical, applied or comparative aspects of African literatures and cultural practices
De Boerenoorlog (Martin Bossenbroek)
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde is an online, peer-reviewed, accredited scholarly journal which publishes original, previously unpublished research and overview articles on theoretical, applied or comparative aspects of African literatures and cultural practices
Dwarstrekkers, dwepers en dokters
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde is an online, peer-reviewed, accredited scholarly journal which publishes original, previously unpublished research and overview articles on theoretical, applied or comparative aspects of African literatures and cultural practices
Reading Practices and Literacy of Boer Combatants in the South African War of 1899–1902
In investigating the reading practices of Boer combatants during the South African War, diaries, letters, and reminiscences were consulted. The state of literacy reveals a picture of a small number of highly literate men, a larger group of adequately literate men, a still larger group of semi-literates, and the illiterate. Reading matter included the Bible, newspapers, and books. Issues raised are: Did literacy (or illiteracy) influence military …
General Louis Botha’s Role in the South African War, 1899–1902
This study investigates the role played by General Louis Botha in the South African War of 1899 to 1902 and assesses his military skills in his encounters with the British forces in both the set-piece battle phase in the first months of the war and the guerrilla phase in the last two years of the war. It also analyses his attitude to peace and his participation in the peace process since the successive British commanders-in-chief Lord Roberts and…
Rustenburg at war
No abstract available
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