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Boer revolt
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1914
September
15
Boer rebellion begins
On 15 September 1914 General Beyers left the army of the Union of South Africa in protest against the war, and General De la Rey was killed by a police bullet.
19
South African troops occupy Lüderitzbucht
On 19 September 1914 troops of the Union of South Africa landed unopposed at Lüderitzbucht. The invasion of German South West Africa had begun.
December
01
Capture of Christiaan de Wet
On 1 December 1914 at Waterbury farm near Vryburg a government force surrounded and captured Gen. Christiaan de Wet, one of the leaders of the Boer rebellion.
28
End of the Boer rebellion
A British chronology records the end of the organised rebellion in South Africa on 28 December 1914. The last rebels laid down their arms in February 1915.
1915
January
11
Last pockets of rebellion in the Transvaal
A British chronology records the capture of the last rebels in the Transvaal on 11 January 1915. The details of this event could not be confirmed.
23
Defence of Upington
On 24 January 1915 the rebels of Maritz and Kemp, backed by German artillery, attacked Upington. Government troops beat them off after hours of fighting.