Piet de Wet
Pieter Daniël de Wet | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1861 Dewetsdorp, Orange Free State |
| Died | 27 February 1929 (aged 67) Lindley, Orange Free State, Union of South Africa |
| Nationality | Afrikaner |
| Spouse(s) | Susanna Margaretha de Wet (18 September 1865, Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa – 26 August 1924) |
| Profession | farmer, boer commander and general |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Orange Free State (1880–1900) United Kingdom (1900–1902) |
| Years of service | 1880–1902 |
| Rank | Commander, General |
| Commands | First Boer War (1880–1881), Second Boer War (1899–1902) |
Pieter Daniël de Wet (18 August 1861 – 27 February 1929) was a Boer general in the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902) and a younger brother of Boer general and politician Christiaan de Wet. Piet de Wet participated in the Battle of Poplar Grove (7 March 1900), the Battle of Sanna's Post (Sannaspos, 31 March 1900) for the waterworks there, and defeated the 13th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry at Lindley (31 May 1900). In July 1900, he surrendered to the British at Kroonstad, Orange Free State. He became a prominent member of the National Scouts helping the British in the last years of the Boer War.