BOTHA, LOUIS

bōˈtə, 1862–1919, South African soldier and statesman. A Boer (Afrikaner), he participated in the founding (1884) of the New Republic, which joined (1888) the Transvaal. Although Botha had little previous military experience, he brilliantly commanded Boer troops in the South African War. He besieged the British at Ladysmith and defeated their forces at Colenso. In 1900 he succeeded General Joubert as commander of the Transvaal army and led its remnants in guerrilla fighting. After the war (1902) he favored cooperation with the British. Botha was (1907–10) premier of the Transvaal. As the leader of the United South African, or Unionist, party he was prime minister of the Union of South Africa from its organization (1910) until his death, and he was ably assisted by Jan Christiaan Smuts. In World War I, Botha declared South Africa a belligerent on the side of the Allies. He suppressed a Boer revolt and in 1915 led the forces that conquered the German colony of South West Africa.

See biography by E. Buxton (1924); B. Williams, Botha, Smuts, and South Africa (1946); N. G. Garson, Louis Botha or John X. Merriman (1969).

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books on: Botha Louis  - 284 results

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General Botha: The Career and the Man
Book by Harold Spender; Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916
Subjects: South Africa--History
...De Wets rebellion, 301 , 314 -- Louis, father of General Botha, 17 , 18 ; death or, 31 -- Louis, Mrs., mother of General Botha, death of, 52 -- Louis, son of General Botha, 108 -- Louis, Mrs., wife of General Botha...
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The Oxford History of the British Empire - Vol. 3
Book by William Roger Louis, Andrew Porter, Alaine M. Low; Oxford University Press, 1998
Subjects: Great Britain--Colonies--History, Imperialism--History
...Mission 309 Bose, Paramatha Nath geologist 266 botany, botanical gardens 298 , 299 , 302 , 304 , 305 , 310 , 385 , 523 Botha, Louis Prime Minister of the Transvaal 621 Boultons, family Venezuela 136 Bourget, Ignace, Bishop French Canadian churchman...
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The Oxford History of the British Empire - Vol. 4
Book by Judith M. Brown, Wm. Roger Louis, Alaine Low; Oxford University Press, 1998
Subjects: Great Britain--Colonies--History, Imperialism--History
...124 , 126 , 132 , 135 , 578 -9, 581 Bose, Subhas Chandra (Indian nationalist) 81 , 314, 319 , 324 , 479 Botha, General Louis (South African soldier and Prime Minister) 67 , 118 -119, 141 , 273 , 554 Botswana, see Bechuanaland Bounty...
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United States and French Security, 1917-1921: A Study in American Diplomatic History
Book by Louis A. R. Yates; Twayne Publishers, 1957
Subjects: France--Defenses, France--Foreign Relations--United States, United States--Foreign Relations--France, World War, 1914-1918--Peace
...Guarantee of Assistance to France, 62 , 65 , 66 , 71 Barthou, Louis, amount and type of aid to be accorded France under Guarantee...124 , 134 Borden, Sir Robert, Premier of Canada, 75 , 76 Botha, General, at Paris Peace Conference, 76 Bourgeois, Leon...
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Raemaekers' Cartoon History of the War - Vol. 1
Book by Louis Raemakers, James Murray Allison; Century, 1918
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918--Humor, Caricatures, Etc
BOTHA TO BRITAIN "I have carried out everything...IN July 9, 1915, a despatch from General Botha was published stating that he had brought...months. The patriotic devotion of General Botha and the loyalty of the great majority of...
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Factors Influencing Prices of Medicinal Plants Traded in the Lowveld, South Africa
Journal article by Jenny Botha, Ed T. F Witkowski, Charlie M. Shackleton; International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, Vol. 14, 2007
Subjects: Developing countries--LDCs, Environmental economics, Feasibility studies, Human immunodeficiency virus--HIV, Informal economy, Law enforcement, Market prices, Market surveys, National parks, Perceptions, Social networks
...in the Lowveld, South Africa by Jenny Botha , Ed T. F Witkowski , Charlie M. Shackleton...populations (Cunningham 1992; Mander 1998; Botha 2001). From an economic standpoint...tend to be smaller and more fragmented (Botha et al. 2004a; Cocks et al. 2004...
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Socio-economic Differentiation in the Trade of Wildlife Species for Traditional Medicines in the Lowveld, South Africa: Implications for Resource Management Initiatives
Journal article by Jenny Botha, Ed T. F Witkowski, Charlie M. Shackleton, Dean H. K Fairbanks; International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, Vol. 11, 2004
...Kruger National Park (KNP) (Botha 1998). The aims of the study...medicinal plants in the region (Botha et al 2001; 2002; 2003) in...factors affecting the trade (Botha 2001). This paper examines...Sibasa, Giyani, Malamulele, Louis Trichardt and Phalaborwa in...
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Towards Appropriate Methodologies to Research Interactive Learning: Using a Design Experiment to Assess a Learning Programme for Complex Thinking
Journal article by Jean Botha, Duan Van Der Westhuizen, Estelle de Swardt; International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, Vol. 1, 2005
Subjects: Cognition & reasoning, Critical thinking, Experiments, Interactive learning, Johannesburg South Africa, Teaching methods
...to Assess a Learning Programme for Complex Thinking by Jean Botha , Duan Van Der Westhuizen , Estelle de Swardt INTRODUCTION...relevant knowledge domains. He uses as exemplar the work done by Louis Pasteur, who found practical solutions for real-world problems...
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Hell in Small Places: Agrarian Elites and Collective Violence in the Western Transvaal, 1900-1907
Journal article by John Higginson; Journal of Social History, Vol. 35, 2001
Subjects: Agriculture--Economic aspects, Land use--South Africa, Race relations--South Africa, Segregation--South Africa, South African War, 1899-1902--History, Transvaal--History, Violence--South Africa
...republican generals--C.F. Beyers, Louis Botha and Jan Smuts-formed the inner...the threat was ill-conceived. Louis Botha and Jan Smuts said as much and...the verbatim testimony of General Louis Botha at Pretoria on 2 May 1902 in the...
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Ohm Kruger: the Genesis of a Nazi Propaganda Film
Journal article by Christian W. Hallstein; Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 30, 2002
Subjects: Motion picture criticism, Nazi era, Propaganda
...but on a fictional character called Hendrik Botha, whom Krieger makes a cousin of Louis Botha, the famous Boer general and first prime minister...have recast Arnold Kriegers protagonist Hendrik Botha as Paul Krugers son Jan. The biographical parallels...
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A South African Election: September 15th, 1910
Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 60, September 2010
Subjects: Botha, Louis--Elections, Prime ministers--Elections, South Africa--Elections, South Africa--History
...South Africa--was an Afrikaner, Louis Botha, a former Boer War general who was...Bilingual in Dutch and English, Botha spoke English in private and usually...nationalist of a different stamp and Botha allowed him into the government only...
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Inside Namibia; Stirrings in a Forgotten Land
Magazine article by Louis Freedberg; The Nation, Vol. 242, June 21, 1986
Subjects: Government resistance--Namibia, Government, Resistance to--Namibia, Guerrillas--Military policy, Namibia--Political aspects, South Africa--Military policy, South West Africa People's Organization--Military policy
Inside Namibia; Stirrings in a Forgotten Land. by Louis Freedberg INSIDE NAMIBIA Stirrings in a Forgotten Land After...the latest salvo in the diplomatic war, President P.W. Botha declared in March that he would begin implementing Resolution...
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The Peace of Vereeniging: May 31st 1902
Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 52, May 2002
Subjects: Peace treaties--History, South African War, 1899-1902--History
...Transvaal -- President Schalk Burger, Louis Botha and de la Rey from Transvaal and...up an amicable relationship with Botha and most of the other Boer leaders...against the Afrikaners. Burger, Botha and Smuts urged peace. Burger maintained...
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When the World Loved the Boers
Magazine article by Donal Lowry; History Today, Vol. 49, May 1999
Subjects: South Africa--English-Afrikaner relations, South African War, 1899-1902--History, United Kingdom--Public opinion
...been established. Among the French volunteers was Prince Louis dOrleans et Braganze, cousin of the French Pretender...scathing about the Boer leadership, with the exception of Louis Botha, whom he advised on the eve of the Battle of Colenso...
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The Trouble with Namibia
Magazine article by Baffour Ankomah; New African, June 2011
Subjects: East-West relations--Influence, German colonialism--Influence, Income distribution--Forecasts and trends, Namibia--Economic aspects, Namibia--Political aspects, Namibia--Social aspects
...West Africa) in 1915, during the First World War, when their troops surrendered to the South Africans under General Louis Botha. The Treaty of Khorab, signed on 9 July 1915, ensured that South Africa, not Germany, had the last say in the national...
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Sheer Agony for Wales as Boks Show Ruthless Side to Snatch It
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), November 15, 2010
Subjects: Stevenson, Robert Louis (British novelist)
...Mtawarira, B. du Plessis, J. du Plessis, Botha, Matfield, Stegmann, Smith, Spies...J du Plessis 75), van der Merwe (for Botha 60), Alberts (for Stegmann 46), Hougaard...YOU dont argue with a man like Bakkies Botha ... and Im certainly not about to when...
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WALES HOPES GO SOUTH; but North Nets Dream Debut as Gatland's Men Denied at Death
Newspaper article; Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales), November 14, 2010
Subjects: Jones, Stephen, Stevenson, Robert Louis (British novelist)
...up well to his opposite number Bakkies Botha. Looks a future Lion. 7 ALUN WYN JONES...Mtawarira, B. du Plessis, J. du Plessis, Botha, Matfield, Stegmann, Smith, Spies...J du Plessis 75), van der Merwe (for Botha 60), Alberts (for Stegmann 46), Hougaard...
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Gat's Men Must Learn to Punish the Big Teams
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), November 15, 2010
Subjects: Stevenson, Robert Louis (British novelist)
...59), Spies, Smith, Stegmann (Alberts 46), Matfield, Botha (van der Merwe 60), J du Plessis (van der Linde 75), B...realise their true potential. South African second-row Bakkies Botha is convinced in the aftermath of Saturdays bruising encounter...
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North Won't Take a Back Seat for Fiji
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 17, 2010
Subjects: Stevenson, Robert Louis (British novelist)
...Kirchner; G Aplon, F Steyn, J de Villiers, L Mvovo; M Steyn, F Hougaard; T Mtawarira, B du Plessis, J du Plessis; B Botha, V Matfield (capt); D Stegmann, J Smith, R Kankowski. Substitutes: A Strauss, CJ van der Linde, F van der Merwe...
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Star North Has a Bright Future; George Can Go as High as He Wants in the Game Says Wales Ace Shane
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), November 23, 2010
Subjects: Stevenson, Robert Louis (British novelist)
...through community volunteering. Shane Williams George North (above) attacks the Fiji defence and takes on South Africas Bakkies Botha (below right); Shane Williams in full flight (above right); Lee Byrne is tackled (below) North Wales youngster George...
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encyclopedia articles on: Botha Louis  - 6 results

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Botha, Louis
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BOTHA, LOUIS bo t , 1862 1919, South African soldier...by E. Buxton (1924); B. Williams, Botha, Smuts, and South Africa (1946); N. G. Garson, Louis Botha or John X. Merriman (1969...
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South Africa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...nonwhites). After elections in 1910, Louis Botha became the first prime minister...receiving somewhat better treatment. Botha led (1914) South Africa into World...League of Nations mandate. In 1919, Botha was succeeded as prime minister by...
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Smuts, Jan Christiaan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...to the greatness of South Africa, and he joined with Louis Botha to achieve this alliance. Smuts was instrumental in the...1969), and T. J. Haarhoff (1970); B. Williams, Botha, Smuts, and South Africa (1946, repr. 1962...
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Durban
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Its main exports are manganese and other ores, coal, sugar, and corn. Corporate parks abound in its suburbs and Louis Botha International Airport is nearby. Persons of Indian and Pakistani descent make up c.40% of the population. The site...
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Transvaal
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...well as the Orange Free State) a crown colony of the British Empire. The Transvaal, led by Jan Christiaan Smuts and Louis Botha , was granted self-government in 1907 and in 1910 became a founding province of the Union of South Africa. In 1961...
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