Louis Botha was an Afrikaner and first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa—the forerunner of the modern South African state. He became a member of the parliament of Transvaal in 1897, representing the district of Vryheid. Two years later Botha fought in the Second Boer War, initially under Lucas Meyer in Northern Natal, and later as a general commanding and fighting with impressive capability at Colenso and Spion kop. Wikipedia
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