Maritz rebellion

Maritz rebellion
	Part of South West Africa Campaign of World War I
	; The Battle of Mushroom Valley, one of the most decisive battles in the Martiz Rebellion.
Date	15 September 1914 – 4 February 1915; (4 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Location	South Africa25.7167°S 28.2333°E
Result	British victory Rebellion suppressed; Rebel leaders imprisoned; South Africa occupies German South West Africa;
Belligerents
British Empire South Africa;	South African Republic; Supported by:; German Empire;
Commanders and leaders
Jan Smuts; Louis Botha;	Manie Maritz; Christiaan de Wet (POW); C. F. Beyers †; Jan Kemp; Jopie Fourie ;
Strength
32,000	12,000
Casualties and losses
101 killed and wounded	124 killed; 229 wounded; 1 executed

The Maritz rebellion, also known as the Third Boer War, Boer revolt or Five Shilling rebellion, was an armed insurrection in South Africa in 1914, at the start of World War I. It was led by Boers who supported the re-establishment of the South African Republic in the Transvaal. Many members of the South African government were themselves former Boers who had fought with the Maritz rebels against the British in the Second Boer War, which had ended twelve years earlier. The rebellion failed, and its ringleaders received heavy fines and terms of imprisonment. One of them, Jopie Fourie, was executed.

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