Manie Maritz

Manie Maritz (1876–1940) was a Boer General during the Second Boer War and a leading rebel of the 1914 Boer Revolt.^[1]

Maritz was born in Kimberly and christened Salmon Gerhardus Maritz and also known as Gerrit Maritz.^[1]

After the Second Boer War Maritz served in the South African Army, but at the start of World War I he rose in revolt against the South African government, allied himself to the Germans and was a leading member of the Boer Revolt in 1914.

He died in Pretoria on 19 December 1940.^[1]

See also

• Leliefontein massacre

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Encyclopædia Britannica, online, "Salomon Gerhardus Maritz" , Retrieved 24 March 2010

Further reading

• 1. Boer Rebels and the Kaiser,s Men, Die Boervolk van SA, 25 August 2009.

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Name	Maritz, Manie
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Date of birth	1876
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Date of death	1940
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