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A group of dissatisfied members of the AWB (Afrikaner-Weerstandsbeweging) break away and start the BVB (Boere-Vryheidsbeweging)
EventThe British attack in the battle of Colenso
… only son of Field-Marshal Lord Frederick Roberts. Eight Boers died and thirty were wounded. This third straight …
PlaceRhodes
… had a population of 432. On 11 November 1899 a party of Boers occupied the village during the Second Anglo Boer War. …
PlaceMahaking, formerly known as Mafikeng
… Besele Montshiwa , head of a regiment that fought with the Boers forces during the war. The monuments were erected by … stand of that took place between the…
EventTransvaal Republic tries Chief Malebogo
… to pay hut taxes and waging war against the Transvaal Boers in defence of his autonomy. Although he was never …
BiographyGordon Sprigg
Early Life John Gordon Sprig was born in Ipswich, England in 1830, the son of a pastor. He schooled at Ipswich and at other private schools before taking up…
PlaceGoshen
… It was established by the Transvaal Boers in 1884, as a Republic. Their flag was horizontal … over the Orange River had not yet been built), a party of Boers…
BiographyWinston Churchill Masakeng Saoli
Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli was born on 3 January 1950 in the town of Acornhoek, Eastern Transvaal, now known as Mpumalanga Province. He was the second of…
EventPaul Kruger is elected president
… or Transvaal Republic) as a British colony. In 1880 the Boers launched a war of independence, which was known as the …
EventPresident Paul Kruger and Commandant General Louis Botha issue a proclamation in Pretoria
… declared that the fight was against the Boer government - Boers staying peacefully at home would not be molested. In …
EventBotha’s Pass in Natal is under attack by General Buller’s forces
… 1900. The British forces had been under siege by the Boers since 2 November 1899. A key position, Van Wyk's Kop, …
BiographyViolet Margaret Livingstone Ballinger
Violet Margaret Livingstone Ballinger was born on 11th of January 1894 in Scotland. She emigrated to South Africa with her family in 1904. She was a member of…
BiographyEdward Clark Churchill Mace
Edward Clark Churchill Mace was born in Leicester, England, 1863. He emigrated to Australia when he was eighteen and made a fortune from mining. Rendered…
BiographyHester Elizabeth Cornelius
Hester Elizabeth Cornelius was born on 5 April 1907 in Lichtenburg Western Transvaal to an Afrikaner family. Her family was very nationalistic, with both her…
PlaceDwarsvlei, near Pretoria
… scene of at least two almost forgotten clashes between the Boers and the British during the Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902) … rising again to cross the…
EventKitchener succeeds Roberts as Commander-in-Chief
… thought a new approach was necessary to counter-act to the Boers' guerrilla war. His new strategy consisted of three …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Glossary
… to fighting to the bitter end and directly refers to the Boers who kept fighting the British in the war after the annexation of the Transvaal and Orange Free…
EventThe battle of Donkerhoek (Diamond Hill) marks the continuation of the South African War
… be far from surrendering. Elsewhere in the Free State, the Boers achieved victories at the battle of Biddulphsberg. …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1700s
… the inland trek of migrant stock farmers or Trek Boers. This paves the way for unencumbered colonial … to cattle raiding and other forms of brigandage by…
ArticleNelspruit an Overview
… goods travelled to the Mozambican coast, as part of the Boers’ geopolitical project of independence, which would …