Piet Cronje

Boer general, born in Colesberg, SC South Africa. He was a leader in the Boer Wars (1881, 1899–1900), defeated Methuen at Magersfontein, but surrendered to Lord Roberts at Paardeberg (1900).

General Piet Arnoldus Cronje (4 October 1836 -4 February 1911) was a leader of the Zuid Afrika Republic's military forces during the Anglo-Boer wars.

Born in Transvaal, Cronje made his reputation in the First Boer War, besieging the British garrison at Potchefstroom.

He was in command of the force that rounded up Jameson at Dorinkop at the conclusion of the Jameson Raid on 2 January 1896. During the Second Boer War Cronje was general commanding in the western theatre of war. After his surrender with 4,000 of his commandos at Paardeberg on 27 February 1900, he was imprisoned as a prisoner of war in St. Helena Island where he remained until the conclusion of peace negotiations in 1902.