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COMMANDER // 1875–1901

Johannes Lötter

1 battle1 war

Lifespan

1875 – 1901

187518801885189018951900Second Boer War · 1899-1902Battle of Groenkloof — September 5, 1901 · Boers from Cape Colony · Second Boer War

Active service 1901 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 26.

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Johannes Cornelius Jacobus "Hans" Lötter was a Boer commander who fought, and was executed as a war criminal by the British during the Second Boer War. Along with Gideon Scheepers, Lötter was one of the most brutal guerrilla commandos in the Cape Colony.

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Battles (1)

Last verified June 2026
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