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Krijgsraad
The ‘all-burghers-are-equal’ philosophy which underlay the operation of a commando inspired the
consultative meeting of the krijgsraad or kriegsraad, meaning ‘council of war’. Tactics for a
forthcoming engagement were discussed and agreed, and those who did not agree might refrain from
taking part in the fight.
See also:
Boer Forces; Boer Forces, Discipline.
Kripvreter
A stall-fed horse as opposed to one that foraged on the veldt. The term was also applied to men, such
as Deneys Reitz, who had a supposedly privileged position on the staff of a Boer commander.
Reference:
Reitz, Deneys, Commando (London, Faber & Faber, 1929; Prescott, Arizona, Wolfe Publishing,
1994).
Kritzinger, Assistant Chief-Commandant P. H.,
1870–1935
Kritzinger was one of the most effective Boer leaders during the guerrilla phase of the war, operating
in Cape Colony with far more success than the much admired Christiaan De Wet.
Kritzinger joined the Rouxville Commando at the outbreak of the war. With Gideon Scheepers
he entered the Cape in December 1900 and caused considerable disturbance. After operating with De
Wet in the Orange Free State he was promoted and led another raid into the Cape in April 1901. His
third foray ended when he was wounded and in March 1902 the British put him on trial on four
charges of murder and one for damaging the railway, but he was found not guilty. In 1929 he became a
member of the Cape Provincial Council.
See also:
Cape Colony, Invasions of.
Reference:
Hall, Darrell, ed. Fransjohan Pretorius and Gilbert Torlage, The Hall Handbook of the Anglo-Boer
War (Pietermaritzburg, University of Natal Press, 1999).
Kroonstad, Council at
Kroonstad is a town in the northern Orange Free State to which the state government moved on 11
March 1900 after the British occupied Bloemfontein. A krijgsraad, or council of war, was held here
on 17 March at which President Marthinus Steyn and President Paul Kruger of the South African
Republic (Transvaal) were present. It was decided to continue the war but by new means. Piet
Joubert’s proposal that wagon laagers were no longer relevant and that mobile warfare on horseback
should be adopted found favour. The town was surrendered to the advancing British on 12 May.
See also:
Bloemfontein, Advance from; Guerrilla War.
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