THE MILITARY ROLE OF THE REHOBOTH BASTERS DURING THE SOUTH AFRICAN INVASION OF GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA, 1914-1915

dc.creator	G.J.J. Oosthuizen
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:31Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:31Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/28-1-201
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/b72663009f5142e283f16cb6e7d02fd7
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8274
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/b72663009f5142e283f16cb6e7d02fd7
dc.description	<p>During the course of the South African invasion (1914/15) and their forced involvement in the German war effort caused great consternation among the Rehoboth Basters. They feared that should they actively support the Germans, they could lose their land and their right to self-determination. Accordingly, Captain Cornelius van Wyk visited General Louis Botha in Swakopmund in April 1915. Botha advised them to avoid becoming involved in the war effort as far as possible. The Basters, however, in spite of Botha's advice, rebelled against the Germans. The timely arrival of the South African forces in the Rehoboth <em>Gebiet </em>and the resultant withdrawal of the Germans to the north prevented the Germans from delivering the final blow to the Basters. With the Peace of Khorab (9 July 1915) the German administration in South West Africa was formally ended.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/201
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 28, Iss 1 (2012)
dc.subject	the South African invasion
dc.subject	Rehoboth Basters
dc.subject	forced involvement in the German war
dc.subject	Captain Cornelius van Wyk
dc.subject	General Louis Botha
dc.subject	Swakopmund
dc.subject	rebelled against the Germans
dc.subject	Rehoboth Gebiet
dc.subject	South African forces
dc.subject	Peace of Khorab
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	THE MILITARY ROLE OF THE REHOBOTH BASTERS DURING THE SOUTH AFRICAN INVASION OF GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA, 1914-1915
dc.type	Article