Gen. Chr. R. de Wet had already gained the reputation of a fearless leader in the Transvaal War of Independence when he and other Freestaters crossed the Vaal with the object of assisting their fellow-Africanders. For some time he was a member of the Transvaal Volksraad.

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Gen. Chr. R. de Wet had already gained the reputation of a fearless leader in the Transvaal War of Independence when he and other Freestaters crossed the Vaal with the object of assisting their fellow-Africanders. For some time he was a member of the Transvaal Volksraad.

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