Lon Nol vs Louis Botha

Lon Nol led a military coup that overthrew King Sihanouk while he was abroad. He established the Khmer Republic, ending the monarchy and aligning Cambodia with the United States during the Vietnam War.

Lon Nol officially proclaimed the Khmer Republic, abolishing the monarchy. He became president and implemented a pro-American, anti-communist regime, which led to civil war with the Khmer Rouge and North Vietnamese forces.

Lon Nol's government collapsed as Khmer Rouge forces captured Phnom Penh. He fled into exile in the United States, ending the Khmer Republic and leading to the establishment of Democratic Kampuchea under Pol Pot.

Botha commanded Boer forces at the Battle of Colenso during the Second Boer War. His troops repelled a British attack under General Buller, inflicting heavy casualties and boosting Boer morale.

After the British captured Pretoria, Botha led Boer guerrilla forces in the Transvaal. He conducted hit-and-run attacks against British columns, prolonging the war and becoming a symbol of Afrikaner resistance.

Botha, as a leading Boer general, signed the Treaty of Vereeniging which ended the Second Boer War. The treaty granted the Boer republics self-government under British sovereignty and promised eventual self-rule.

Botha became the first Prime Minister of the newly formed Union of South Africa. He led a coalition government that sought to reconcile Afrikaners and English-speaking whites, while implementing segregationist policies.

Botha personally led government forces to suppress the Maritz Rebellion, an Afrikaner uprising against South Africa's entry into World War I. He defeated the rebels, asserting state authority and maintaining support for the British Empire.

Botha commanded South African forces in the invasion and conquest of German South West Africa. The campaign succeeded, and the territory was later administered by South Africa under a League of Nations mandate.