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BiographyKing Mpande kaSenzangakhona
… tried not to alienate either party. In 1854 Mpande granted Boer settlers in Northern KwaZulu Natal a deed of cession for … in 1861. Cetshwayo’s army camped…
BiographySimon Petros (Peter) Matseke
… of the Bakgatlo tribe. He was drafted as a driver for the Boer commandos during the South African War. During his time there he learned to speak High Dutch…
Native Life in South Africa, Before and Since the European War and the Boer Rebellion by Sol. T. Plaatje
… Native Life in South Africa, Before and Since the European War and the Boer Rebellion by Sol. T. Plaatje …
Gen. Benjamin (Ben) Johannes Viljoen, Boer general, war hero and author, is born in Wodehouse district, Cape Colony.
… Gen. Benjamin (Ben) Johannes Viljoen, Boer general, war hero and author, is born in Wodehouse district, Cape …
The Lion and the Springbok: Britain and South Africa since the Boer War by Ronald Hyam and Peter Henshaw
… Britain and South Africa since the Boer War … Lion and the Springbok: Britain and South Africa since the Boer War by Ronald Hyam and Peter Henshaw …
ArticleAnglo-Zulu Wars 1879-1896
… This policy was set to bring the various British colonies, Boer republics and independent African groups under common … mark the 10* January 1879 as the…
BiographyHeinrich Egersdorfer
… in 1879. Earlier, after experience of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, he had worked at his trade in England. In 1884 … in colour, which were highly popular…
BiographyKing Dinuzulu
… a process of national disintegration. After the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, Sir Garnet Wolseley, British administrator of … country, and many view it as the…
BiographySamuel Makama Martin Masabalala
… years in Rhodesia and served in an African unit in the Boer War. Thereafter he worked at various times as a teacher, …
BiographyLeleti Khumalo
… Cetshwayo and the Battle of Isandlwana, fought during the Anglo Zulu War . Khumalo also appeared in the television series The …
The battle of Gingindlovu during the Anglo-Zulu War takes place. The British defeat Cetshwayo and the kraal is destroyed.
… The battle of Gingindlovu during the Anglo-Zulu War takes place. The British defeat Cetshwayo and the kraal …
BiographyDr. Leander Starr Jameson
… Colquhoun, and he was central in the 1893 First Matabele War. He was involved in events that led to the massacre of … to Doornkop, about 20km from…
BiographyDaniël Francois Malherbe
… was a historical romance set in the time of the Second Anglo-Boer War. Although he adhered to the basic principles of the …
BiographyJosiah Tshangana Gumede
… ‘tumultuous almost no-win politics of a ravaged post-civil-war Zululand’. It is likely that Gumede was committed to the … defected with his followers to the…
EventHeroic act by boer soldier Windvogel
… During the South African War (Anglo-Boer War 2), General Kemp attacked … to shoot at pursuers. Source: Cloete, P.G. (2000). The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology …
ArticleRole of Black people in the South African War
… Introduction The South African War of 1899-1902 was essentially a 'White mans' war, fought … an indispensable part in military operations. On the Boer side…
BiographyDavid Stuurman
… hood, promising protection and better treatment from the Boer farmers, but the Khoi wanted their freedom. The Khoi were weary of war and many of their…
BiographySir George Grey
… father was killed at the sack of Badajoz in the Peninsula War, eight days before he was born in Lisbon. He was educated … to project tactful but firm…
In the Anglo-Egyptian War Lord [Sir Herbert] Kitchener’s force of 25,000 decisively defeats the Dervishes at the Battle of Omdu
… In the Anglo-Egyptian War Lord [Sir Herbert] Kitchener’s force of 25,000 decisively …
BiographyStephen William Black
… boxing. During the same year, in August as the First World War began, he was sent to Rotterdam as war correspondent for the paper. He returned to South…
BiographyWilliam Henry Beaumont
… Governor's office and the Executive Council. During the Anglo-Zulu War Beaumont served as District Commandant of the Division of … decorated and thanked for…
BiographyJohannes Henricus Brand
… was the president of the Orange Free State , one of two Boer republics formed after the Boers left the Cape Colony in … and the notes were eventually…
The Boadicea, which left Durban on June 11 carrying the remains of the Prince Imperial of France, killed in the Anglo-Zulu War,
… remains of the Prince Imperial of France, killed in the Anglo-Zulu War, …
BiographyTheophilus Shepstone
… to Sir Benjamin D'Urban during the Sixth Frontier War of 1834-35, and he acted as interpreter for Colonel Harry … had been an argument between the Boers and…
BiographySir. Theophilus Shepstone
… to Sir Benjamin D'Urban during the Sixth Frontier War of 1834-35, and he acted as interpreter for Colonel Harry … had been an argument between the Boers and…
EventCape Colony Prime Minister opposes War
… prime minister in the Cape Colony at the start of Anglo-Boer War 2 (South African War), summarised the pssure his … Cape Colony Prime Minister opposes War …
Stephanus Johannes Roos, Boer field-cornet in the Battle of Amajuba and in the Mapog War, is born on Kaspersnek at the Blyde Ri
… Stephanus Johannes Roos, Boer field-cornet in the Battle of Amajuba and in the Mapog War, is born on Kaspersnek at the Blyde Ri …
Eugene Louis Jean Joseph Napoleon, the 22 year old Prince Imperial of France, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War when he and a Bri
… 22 year old Prince Imperial of France, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War when he and a Bri …
EventArthur Conan Doyle, medic during the Second Anglo, is born
… he also spent time in South Africa during the Second Anglo Boer War. Doyle was a trained medical doctor, who had graduated … Arthur Conan Doyle, medic during…
EventKing Sekhukhune is defeated by the British in war
… Burgers to score a decided victory in the Sekhukhune War, presented the opportunity to the British to annex … When the Transvaal again became independent…