Paul Kruger
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- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Empires, Dynasties, British Empire, Nationalism
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, 19th Century European History, African History
Article abstract: Military significance: Kruger’s military and political leadership helped forge an independent Boer state in the Transvaal region of southern Africa.
As a boy of 10, Paul Kruger accompanied his parents on the Great Trek, as Boers (descendants of Dutch farmers) migrated north of the Orange River to escape British control. Growing up on the frontier, he had little education except for Bible study but became proficient at hunting and fighting. Before the age of fourteen, when his family moved north of the Vaal River, he had already participated in...
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