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Anglo-Boer War 2: British General Lord Robert’s advance along the eastern line begins, starting from his outposts east of Preto
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Gen. Johannes Gerhardus (Jan) Celliers, known for the way in which he eliminated the British artillerists during Anglo-Boer War
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Anglo-Boer War 2: At Paardekop, in the Gatsrand, near Vereeniging, General J.C. Smuts and a small party are surprised in their
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Dr K. Franks, camp doctor at the Mafeking concentration camp reports that the camp is “overwhelmed” by 1 270
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Anglo-Boer War 2: British Gen. French drives Scheepers out of the Camdeboo Mountains and Major Moore, with a detachment of Conn
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Despite his age and a painful eye infection, President Kruger leaves Pretoria by train for the Natal Front
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Col. C.W. Park, commanding three columns and accompanied by about 300 National Scouts and a commando of armed
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. French relieves Kimberley after a siege of 123 days. The town has suffered only 134 casualties among a
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The Rev. Wilhelm Adolph Alheit, army chaplain for the Boer forces and minister in Colesberg, Dordrecht and Ceres, is born.
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Anglo-Boer War 1 (Transvaal War of Independence) The 3-months siege of British soldiers in the Old Fort in Potchefstroom ends a
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Commandant Gideon Scheepers executes two armed Coloureds of a group that has fired at his commando from a fa
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Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Lichtenburg takes place. The British soldiers move their horses into the Dutch Reformed Church
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Anglo-Boer War 2: After the closure of the mines more than 7 000 Black mineworkers, escorted by Mr J.J. Marwick, representative
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Pieter Arnoldus (Piet) Cronjé, politician and military leader in the ZAR and general during Anglo-Boer War 2, is born in
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Anglo-Boer War 2: The major mines on the Reef cease to operate, including the Simmer & Jack, the Wolhuter, the Geldenhuys D
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Lieutenant Hannam and members of the Bushveld Carbineers, fighting on British side, fire on wagons with women
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Lieutenant Hannam and members of the Bushveld Carbineers, fighting on British side, fire on wagons with women
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Daniël Johannes Stephanus (Danie) Theron, captain of the scouts who were at the disposal of both republics,
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Princess Wilhelmina of the Netherlands writes to her aunt, Queen Victoria, imploring her to use her influence
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Lord Milner leaves for Bloemfontein via East London, taking this circuitous route because of the security sit
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Anglo-Boer War 2: At a combined meeting of the Executive Councils of both Republics, President Steyn proposes that the 74-yea
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Josef Johannes (Jopie) Fourie, scout and dispatch rider during the Anglo-Boer War 2, and rebel leader during the 1914 Rebellion
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Major His Highness Prince Christian Victor Albert Ludwig Ernst Anton, heir of Norway, grandson of Queen Vic
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Anglo-Boer War 2: The position of Commander-In-Chief at the War Office in London is offered to Lord Roberts.
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Anglo-Boer War 2 The British under Generals R. Pole-Carew and I.S.M. Hamilton occupy the deserted Komatipoort on the ZAR easter
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Anglo-Boer War 2: The ZAR takes over control of the railway lines and workshops of the Nederlandsche Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg
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Lord Roberts, commander-in-chief of the British forces during Anglo-Boer War 2, congratulates Gen. Louis Botha on his appointme
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Anglo-Boer War: Colonel Ingouville-Williams’ column transports General De la Rey’s 84 year old mother to the Klerksdorp concent
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Anglo-Boer War 2: At Graaff-Reinet, P.J. Fourie, J. van Rensburg and L.F.S. Pfeiffer are executed by a British firing squad for
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