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Image: PACronje CHM VA2863

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Description: General Piet Cronjé (1836-1911), veteran general of the army of the South African Republic during the Second Boer War, taken prisoner by the British when he surrendered after losing the battle of Paardeberg on 27 February 1900. The photograph shows Cronjé as prisoner of war on Saint Helena where he remained until the conclusion of the war on 31 May 1902.
Title: PACronje CHM VA2863
Credit: Provincial Archives of the Free State, Collection Dr. Hendrik Muller, photo collection no. VA2863
Author: B. Grant
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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