Van Der Walt, A1B4 Tjaart

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Famous Comander, Commandant in the army, Boer, Kommandant in weermag

https://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/commandant-tjaart-van-der-walt-born

1748Frontier farmer and field commandant Tjaart van der Walt, who played an important role in the third frontier war against the combined forces of the Xhosa and Khoi-Khoi, was born in the Roggeveld, district of Sutherland, Cape Colony. On 8 August 1802 van der Walt was killed in a skirmish in the Kouga Mountains, between the Baviaanskloof and Kouga Rivers. His death was a heavy loss because all men, from the humblest to Maj. Gen. F. Dundas, acting governor of the Cape, had confidence in his tact and ability, as well as in his courage, sense of duty and steadfast character. He was buried in the Kouga Mountains

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Comdt. Tjaart van der Walt, ‘the Lion-Heart’, was buried in 1802 where he fell in battle against the Xhosa tribes in the hills at Cambria, a few km from the Gamtoos valley.