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{{Short description|Boer commandant}}
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'''Joachim Johannes Ferreira''' (8 August 1835 – 16 May 1917) was a [[Boer]] commandant of the [[First Boer War]].
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'''Joachim Johannes Ferreira''' (8 August 1835&nbsp;– 16 May 1917) was a [[Boer]] commandant of the [[First Boer War]].<ref name="geni">{{cite web |url=https://www.geni.com/people/Generaal-Joachim-Ferreira/6000000045990359226 |title=Generaal Joachim Johannes Ferreira |last= |first= |date=April 30, 2022 |website=geni.com |publisher=Geni. A MyHeritage Company |access-date=2 February 2023 |quote=}}</ref> This general J. Ferreira should not be confused with general [[Naas Ferreira|I. Ferreira]].


== Life ==
== Family ==
Ferreira was born near [[Uitenhage]], [[Eastern Cape Province]], [[South Africa]], as the eldest child of Marthinus Stephanus Ferreira (born 2 February 1810) and Aletta Prinsloo (born 1815), with a younger brother and sister.<ref name="geni" /> Young Ferreira was taken on the [[Great Trek]] as an infant. He married Adriana Gertina Davel (31 January 1848 &nbsp;– Piet Retief, Eastvaal District Council, [[Mpumalanga]], 29 January 1929) and had a daughter by her.<ref name="geni" />
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Ferreira was born near [[Uitenhage]] and was taken on the [[Great Trek]] as an infant. He married Adriana Davel and had a daughter. He settled near [[Swaziland]] with other [[Voortrekker]] families in what they called the Commonwealth of the [[Klein Vrystaat]] in 1875. At the same time, Swazi King [[Mbandzeni]] granted a 36,000-acre grazing concession to Ferreira and his brother-in-law, Franz Ignatius Maritz,{{sfn|Jones|1993|p=384}} the largest concession to Boer settlers at the time.{{sfn|Laband|2014|p=40}}


==Career==
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Ferreira began the [[First Boer War]] as the commandant of the [[Boer commando|Utrecht commando]], and went on to lead one of the two Boer divisions at the [[Battle of Majuba Hill]] on 27 February 1881. He was responsible for negotiating the transfer of land east of the [[Lebombo Mountains]] to the [[South African Republic]]. His plans were frustrated by the actions of [[Charles Saunders (colonial administrator)|Sir Charles Saunders]] who annexed the territory which became known as British [[Maputaland]].
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He settled near [[Swaziland]] with other [[Voortrekker]] families in what they called the Commonwealth of the [[Klein Vrystaat]] in 1875. At the same time, Swazi King [[Mbandzeni]] granted a 36,000-acre grazing concession to Ferreira and his son-in-law, Franz Ignatius Maritz,<ref name="geni" />{{sfn|Jones|1993|p=384}} the largest concession to Boer settlers at the time.{{sfn|Laband|2014|p=40}}


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Ferreira began during the [[First Boer War]] (1880-1881) as the commandant of the [[Utrecht, South Africa|Utrecht]] [[Boer commando|commando]], and went on to lead one of the two Boer divisions at the [[Battle of Majuba Hill]] on 27 February 1881. The other group was led by Stephanus Roos.<ref>Pakenham 1991, pp. 103-104.</ref> Ferreira was responsible for negotiating the transfer of land east of the [[Lebombo Mountains]] to the [[South African Republic]]. His plans were frustrated by the actions of [[Charles Saunders (colonial administrator)|Sir Charles Saunders]] who annexed the territory which became known as British [[Maputaland]].
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He died near [[Piet Retief, Mpumalanga|Piet Retief]], on 16 May 1917.{{sfn|Uys|1992|p=78}}

In the [[Second Boer War]] (1899-1902) Ferreira was a Boer general as well.<ref>Breytenbach 1973.</ref>
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Joachim Ferreira died near [[Piet Retief, Mpumalanga|Piet Retief]] on 16 May 1917.<ref name="geni" />{{sfn|Uys|1992|p=78}}


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
* {{cite book |last1=Breytenbach|first1=J. H. |author-link=Johan Hendrik Breytenbach |title=Die stryd in Natal, Jan. - Feb. 1900 |series=Die Geskiedenis van die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog in Suid-Afrika, 1899-1902 |publisher=Die Staatsdrukker |place=Pretoria |date=1973 |volume=III |lang=af}} Pages 3, 69, 260, 378, 380-386, 393, 480-481, and 533.
* {{cite book|last = Jones|first = H. M.|date = 1993|title = A Biographical Register of Swaziland to 1902|publisher = [[University of Natal Press]]|isbn = 9780869808801}}
* {{cite book|last = Laband|first = J.|author-link = John Laband|date = 2014|title= The Transvaal Rebellion: The First Boer War, 1880–1881|publisher = Routledge|isbn = 9781317868460}}
* {{cite book |last=Jones |first=H. M. |date=1993 |title=A Biographical Register of Swaziland to 1902 |publisher=[[University of Natal Press]] |isbn=9780869808801}}
* {{cite book|last = Uys|first = I. S.|date = 1992|title = South African Military Who's Who, 1452–1992|publisher = Fortress Publishers|isbn = 9780958317337}}
* {{cite book |last=Laband |first=J. |author-link =John Laband |date=2014 |title=The Transvaal Rebellion: The First Boer War, 1880–1881 |publisher=Routledge |isbn= 9781317868460}}
* {{cite book |last=Pakenham |first=Thomas |author-link=Thomas Pakenham (historian) |title=[[The Scramble for Africa (book)|The Scramble for Africa]] |date=1991 |publisher=[[Random House]] |isbn=0-349-10449-2}}
* {{cite book |last=Uys |first=I. S. |date=1992 |title=South African Military Who's Who, 1452–1992 |publisher=Fortress Publishers |isbn=9780958317337}}


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Latest revision as of 01:29, 9 May 2024

Joachim Johannes Ferreira
Born(1835-08-08)August 8, 1835
Utrecht, Klip River Republic (Afrikaans: Klip Rivier Republiek), KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
DiedMay 17, 1917(1917-05-17) (aged 81)
Piet Retief, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa
Buried
Piet Retief, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa
RankGeneral
CommandsUtrecht Commando
Battles / warsFirst Boer War
Spouse(s)Adriana Gertina Davel

Joachim Johannes Ferreira (8 August 1835 – 16 May 1917) was a Boer commandant of the First Boer War.[1] This general J. Ferreira should not be confused with general I. Ferreira.

Family

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Ferreira was born near Uitenhage, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, as the eldest child of Marthinus Stephanus Ferreira (born 2 February 1810) and Aletta Prinsloo (born 1815), with a younger brother and sister.[1] Young Ferreira was taken on the Great Trek as an infant. He married Adriana Gertina Davel (31 January 1848  – Piet Retief, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, 29 January 1929) and had a daughter by her.[1]

Career

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He settled near Swaziland with other Voortrekker families in what they called the Commonwealth of the Klein Vrystaat in 1875. At the same time, Swazi King Mbandzeni granted a 36,000-acre grazing concession to Ferreira and his son-in-law, Franz Ignatius Maritz,[1][2] the largest concession to Boer settlers at the time.[3]

Ferreira began during the First Boer War (1880-1881) as the commandant of the Utrecht commando, and went on to lead one of the two Boer divisions at the Battle of Majuba Hill on 27 February 1881. The other group was led by Stephanus Roos.[4] Ferreira was responsible for negotiating the transfer of land east of the Lebombo Mountains to the South African Republic. His plans were frustrated by the actions of Sir Charles Saunders who annexed the territory which became known as British Maputaland.

In the Second Boer War (1899-1902) Ferreira was a Boer general as well.[5]

Joachim Ferreira died near Piet Retief on 16 May 1917.[1][6]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Generaal Joachim Johannes Ferreira". geni.com. Geni. A MyHeritage Company. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ Jones 1993, p. 384.
  3. ^ Laband 2014, p. 40.
  4. ^ Pakenham 1991, pp. 103-104.
  5. ^ Breytenbach 1973.
  6. ^ Uys 1992, p. 78.

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