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Enkele perspektiewe rakende die organisasie van die Oranje-Vrystaatse burgermag in Oktober 1899

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Title Enkele perspektiewe rakende die organisasie van die Oranje-Vrystaatse burgermag in Oktober 1899
 
Creator de Bruin, Jaco Wessels, André
 
Subject — Orange Free State Boer citizen army; Anglo-Boer War; South African War; Military and commando laws; President MT Steyn; Military Commission; War councils; War meetings
Description The purpose of this article is to discuss the structure and organization of the Orange Free State (OFS) Boer republic’s citizen force army in October 1899 (that is when the Anglo-Boer War or South African War broke out). A basic question is whether the structure of the OFS armed forces was indeed effective as far as the organization of these armed forces was concerned. It will be indicated how and why the OFS citizen army command structure was adapted, and what legal consequences it had. A review is given of the OFS military laws (known as the Krijgs- en Commandowet; representing the military and commando law); the legal position of the OFS State President is explained (namely the role and functions of MT Steyn, last OFS President); the role of the Military Commission is discussed; as well as the role of the war councils and war meetings.
 
Publisher AOSIS Publishing
 
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Date 2019-07-30
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — —
Format application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/nc.v82i0.56
 
Source New Contree; Vol 82 (2019); 20 2959-510X 0379-9867
 
Language eng
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2023 Jaco de Bruin, André Wessels https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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