Koos de la Rey
Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey (Afrikaans pronunciation: [jaˈkuəbɵs hærkyˈlɑːs də la ˈrɛi]) (22 October 1847 – 15 September 1914), better known as Koos de la Rey, a South African military officer, served as a Transvaal Boer general during the Second Boer War of 1899 to 1902. De la Rey also had a political career and was one of the leading advocates of Boer independence.