Maritz Rebellion - Aftermath

Aftermath

After the Maritz rebellion was suppressed, the South African army continued their operations into German South West Africa and conquered it by July 1915 (see the South-West Africa Campaign for details).

Compared to the fate of the ringleaders of the Easter Rising in Ireland in 1916, the leading Boer rebels got off relatively lightly with terms of imprisonment of six and seven years and heavy fines. Two years later they were released from prison, as Louis Botha recognised the value of reconciliation.