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Joachim Fourie

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Lifespan

1845 – 1900

185018601870188018901900Second Boer War · 1899-1902Battle of Leliefontein — November 7, 1900 · South African Republic · Second Boer War

Active service 1900 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 55.

Profile

Joachim Christoffel Fourie was an Anglo-Boer War Combat General and Assistant Commander-in-Chief for the South African Republic. He should not be confused with his colleagues, the Second Boer War generals Christiaan Ernst Fourie (1858-1943) and Petrus "Piet" Johannes Fourie (1842-1916), and his son and namesake Joachim Christoffel Fourie (1877-1958), military commander of the Carolina Commando in the South West Africa campaign (1914-1915) in the First World War.

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Battles (1)

Last verified June 2026
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