Koos de la Rey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Koos de la Rey

South African general

Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1847

Place of Birth: Winburg, Free State, South Africa

Date of Death: 15-Sep-1914

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey (22 October 1847 – 15 September 1914), better known as Koos de la Rey, was a Boer military officer who served as a general during the Second Boer War.
De la Rey also had a political career and was one of the leading advocates of Boer independence.