Philip Botha
Philip Rudolf Botha | |
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Philip Rudolph Botha (1851-1901) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 30, 1851 Greytown, Colony of Natal |
| Died | March 6, 1901 (aged 49) killed in action at Doornberg, Ventersburg, South Africa |
| Spouse(s) | Magdalena Maria Wessels (Pietermaritzburg, circa October 1854 – buried Vrede, Orange Free State, March 1930 |
| Parent(s) | Louis Botha and Salomina Adriana van Rooyen |
| Occupation | Boer war general |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Orange Free State |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War: –Battle of Poplar Grove 7 March 1900, Fredericksdale 3 January 1901 and others. |
Philip Rudolph Botha (30 June 1851 – 6 March 1901) was a Second Boer War general, like his younger brothers Louis (1862-1919), Christiaan (1864–1902) and Theunis Jacobus (1867–1930).