https://sabie.co.za/blog/?p=1612&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-persistent-legend-of-the-kruger-millions-raises-its-head-once-again Blog for the town of Sabie Fri, 19 Jul 2013 06:52:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 https://sabie.co.za/blog/?p=1612#comment-21405 tourism marketer Tue, 02 Jul 2013 06:18:32 +0000 http://sabie.co.za/blog/?p=1612#comment-21405 I'm thrilled to read your comment ! Thanks for taking the trouble to tell your story ! We'd love to hear more from you ! Please keep in touch. I’m thrilled to read your comment ! Thanks for taking the trouble to tell your story ! We’d love to hear more from you ! Please keep in touch.

]]> https://sabie.co.za/blog/?p=1612#comment-21375 Carl Muller Mon, 01 Jul 2013 14:01:49 +0000 http://sabie.co.za/blog/?p=1612#comment-21375 Both my grandfathers were involved in helping Paul Kruger from Lydenburg to the border. Oupa Natie (Artillerist 868) of the 1st Transvaal Artillery Battery took Kruger from Lydenburg to machadodorp where Oupa Karel took him to the border. According to family Kruger said to oupa Karel there "Come with me, I will look after you in Europe" and he indicated that there is enough behind him for that. He declined. Both of them stayed behind and finished the war as "bittereinders". Ouppa Natie went with Jan Smuts to the Cape (as part of General Jaap van De Venter) where he returned with the peace treaty from Calvinia. When my parents married in 1951 they started talking and realised they were part of Kruger's flight to Europe. Both my grandfathers were involved in helping Paul Kruger from Lydenburg to the border. Oupa Natie (Artillerist 868) of the 1st Transvaal Artillery Battery took Kruger from Lydenburg to machadodorp where Oupa Karel took him to the border. According to family Kruger said to oupa Karel there “Come with me, I will look after you in Europe” and he indicated that there is enough behind him for that. He declined. Both of them stayed behind and finished the war as “bittereinders”. Ouppa Natie went with Jan Smuts to the Cape (as part of General Jaap van De Venter) where he returned with the peace treaty from Calvinia. When my parents married in 1951 they started talking and realised they were part of Kruger’s flight to Europe.

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