Lord Kitchener meets with General Louis Botha in an effort to end the Anglo-Boer War, but Botha finds the British conditions unacceptable. The battle of Wolwekuil is fought the same day
13 February 1901
Efforts to End the Anglo Boer War fail
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- 30 Sep 2019

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- 01Roll of Honour, The Boer war, from Roll of Honour.com, [online], Available at www.roll-of-honour.com [Accessed: 21 January 2014]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Efforts to End the Anglo Boer War fail. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011220
South African History Online (2011) 'Efforts to End the Anglo Boer War fail', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011220 (Accessed: 13 October 2026).
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