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General Lord Roberts marches on Pretoria

General Lord Roberts marches on Pretoria

Date
3 May 1900
Updated
30 Sep 2019
General Lord Roberts marches on Pretoria

In the middle of the South African War II (Anglo-Boer War II), General Lord Roberts left Bloemfontein and began the 'March to Pretoria' with nearly 44,000 men, 18,000 horses, and 1200 field-guns. The War had started eight months earlier due to a number of interrelated factors. These included conflicting political ideologies of imperialism and republicanism, the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand, tension between political leaders, the Jameson Raid and the Uitlander franchise. The war ended on 31 May, 1902 following the signing of the Peace Treaty of Vereeniging.

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  1. 01Boddy-Evans, A. ‘This Day in African History: 3 May’, from About African History, [online], available at https://africanhistory.about.com [Accessed: 11 April 2013]
  2. 02Anglo-Boer War Museum, ‘Peace Treaty of Vereeniging’, [online], available, www.anglo-boer.co.za (Accessed: 11 April 2013)
  3. 03South African History Online, ‘South African War 1899-1902
  4. 04Second Anglo-Boer War’, [online], available at www.sahistory.org.za (Accessed: 11 April 2013)

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2013, April 26). General Lord Roberts marches on Pretoria. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095552

South African History Online (2013) 'General Lord Roberts marches on Pretoria', South African History Online, 26 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095552 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).

South African History Online, General Lord Roberts marches on Pretoria [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095552, (accessed 21 July 2026).

"General Lord Roberts marches on Pretoria." South African History Online, 26 Apr. 2013, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095552. Accessed 21 July 2026.

South African History Online. "General Lord Roberts marches on Pretoria." South African History Online. April 26, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095552.

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