Cronjé

[ Dutch krawn-yey ]

/ Dutch ˈkrɔn yeɪ /

noun

Piet Ar·nol·dus

[Dutch peet ahr-nawl-doo s] /Dutch pit ɑrˈnɔl dʊs/, 1835?–1911, Boer general.

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Examples from the Web for cronje

Cronje's surrender had been officially announced to us on the previous day, and I inquired whether he had heard of it.
London to Ladysmith via Pretoria|Winston Spencer Churchill
After taking leave of my friend Cronje at Johannesburg Station, my first duty was to visit my various field cornets.
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War|Ben Viljoen.
The following evening I went to the place of meeting, but to my great disappointment General Cronje did not appear.
Three Years' War|Christiaan Rudolf de Wet
Roberts's aim was to outflank and possibly to capture Cronje's army.
The Great Boer War|Arthur Conan Doyle

Mr. Cronje has ample time to-day in St. Helena to meditate upon this and other illegal acts of his.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. V (of VI)|Louis Creswicke

British Dictionary definitions for cronje

Cronje

/ ('krɒnjə) /

noun

Hansie, full name Wessel Johannes Cronje (1969–2002); South African cricketer. He captained South Africa (1994–2000); banned for life from cricket for match-fixing in 2001

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