Christiaan Ernst Fourie

Combat General (*veggeneraal*)
Christiaan Ernst Fourie (1858-1943)
Combat General (veggeneraal) Christiaan Ernst Fourie (1858-1943)
Personal details
Born	17 June 1858; Lydenburg (Mashishing), South African Republic
Died	15 August 1943 (aged 85); Pietersburg (now Polokwane, Limpopo), South Africa
Nationality	South African Republic
Occupation	commander, combat general (Afrikaans: veggeneraal)
Military service
Allegiance	South African Republic
Battles/wars	military campaigns against Sekhukhune (First Sekhukhune War, 1876), and Nyabela, 1885; Second Boer War (1899–1902); early battles, including the Battle of Dundee (20 October 1899), Modderspruit, several battles on the Tugela River, such as the Battle of Colenso (15 December 1899);

Christiaan "Chrisjan" Ernst Fourie (Lydenburg, 17 June 1858 – Pietersburg, 15 August 1943) was an Anglo-Boer War commander of the Middelburg and Johannesburg Commandos and later a combat general (Afrikaans: veggeneraal) for the South African Republic. He should not be confused with his colleagues, the Boer generals Joachim Christoffel Fourie (1845-1900) and Petrus "Piet" Johannes Fourie (1842-1916).

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