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Anglo-Boer War 2: The policy of concentration camps is officially sanctioned by Lord Roberts.
Anglo-Boer War: Commandant-General Louis Botha arrives at Babanango, on the Zululand border.
Anglo-Boer War 2: The British, under Col. Settle, enter Schweizer-Reneke, in western Transvaal.
Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. Hunter occupies Christiana, the first ZAR town to be captured.
Anglo-Boer War 2: General Buller and Lord Dundonald enter Dundee. Lyttelton’s division captures Glencoe.
Anglo-Boer War 1 (Transvaal War of Independence) -Government of the ZAR declares Martial Law.
Edwin Alfred Conroy (67), Boer general and politician, dies in Parys, Orange Free State.
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter X - Triumph of disunity (2)
… were on the march””and in greater numbers than the Trek Boers. It is sufficient to say that out of this chaos of … the agents of British interests. Later…
PlaceSA Army College, Roberts Heights, Pretoria
… began to degenerate rapidly as the large influx of Boers outstripped the ability of the minuscule British force …
EventGeneral Sir Redvers Henry Buller’s troops relieve British forces at Ladysmith
… Natal. The British forces had been under siege by the Boers since 2 November 1899. They were besieged almost a …
BiographyKing Moshoeshoe I
Also known as Moshesh, Mosheshwe or Mshweshwe. His name was allegedly changed from Lepoqo after a successful raid in which he had sheared the beards of his…
ArticlePolitical changes from 1750 to 1835
… from the Ndebele under Mzilikazi, the Griquas, and the Boers on several occasions as well as the British. He earned … of horses. Initially, these horses were…
BiographyMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
… war broke out. Though Gandhi’s sympathies were with the Boers who were fighting for their independence, he advised …
Say It out Loud - The Coloured People and the Franchise, 1906
… that will be accepted by all impartial men. The Boers, however, now wish to include all Coloured people in … "That the Imperial Government, understanding…
PlaceRosmead
… barrage from British artillery throughout the morning, the Boers retreated from the village and by 14:00 British troops …
Political changes from 1750 to 1820
… of Ngqika’s men at Amalinde, but Ndlambe retreated after Boers volunteered to fight off Ndlambe. Then in 1819, the … the Sotho kingdom was ruled by…
BiographyHendrik Pieter Marthinus Steyn
Hendrik Pieter Marthinus Steyn was born in Utrecht, Natal, 9 September, 1886. He was a Minister of the NG Kerk and secretary of the British and Foreign Bible…
EventZulu army returns to Nongoma
… and about 48 000 head of cattle looted from the Boers during the expedition. Bottomley had terminated the …
EventSan involvement in the Battle of Chrissiesmeer
… by San (Bushmen) who also acted as messengers. The Boers capitalised on the San's knowledge of the terrain and …
BiographyRev. Mangena Maake Mokone
Reverend Mangena M Mokone was born at Bogaga, Sekhukhuneland (Transvaal) in 1851. His mother was daughter of Sephate and was from a royal lineage. In 1863, his…
Anglo-Boer War 2: Amersfoort, south-eastern Transvaal, is occupied by the British under Gen. Lyttelton.
Anglo-Boer War 2: Sergeant J. Rogers of the SA Constabulary earns a Victoria Cross near Thaba Nchu.
Anglo-Boer War 2: British Gen. French is ordered to join the hunt for De Wet.
Anglo-Boer War 2: President Kruger issues a counter-proclamation from Nelspruit, declaring Lord Robert’s annexation proclamat
Anglo-Boer War 2: General Schalk W. Burger is appointed as Acting State President in Kruger’s absence.
Anglo-Boer War 2: The battle of Karee Siding during the South African War takes place.
Sir Redvers Henry Buller, British general during Anglo-Boer War 2, is born in Devon, England.
Anglo-Boer War 2: Field Marshal Lord Roberts is appointed British supreme commander in South Africa.
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Chapter 1 - The Uneven Development of Colonialism in South Africa by Jeff Peires
… white South African population that came to be known as Boers or Afrikaners. It soon became apparent to the Boers that beyond the Western Cape and Boland…