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Anglo-Boer War 2: The British, under General Warren, surrenders to General Botha at Spioenkop. At least 1 000 British and sixty
Gen. Johannes (Jan) Gerhardus Celliers (70), initiator of the method to fire in full pursuit during Anglo-Boer War 2, dies.
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Helvetia near Machadodorp takes place, with the British under Major Cotton surrendering to Gene
EventThe Second Basotho War, known as Siqiti war, breaks out
… than three battles were fought between the Basotho and the Boers. All three wars were the result of conflict between the … Basotho in what is now the Free…
PlaceDefence Force HQ, Pretoria- Artillery Barracks
… and can scarcely believe when told it was erected by the Boers for the use of their soldiers. The entrance to the …
PlaceArtillery Road Barracks at the H.Q. of South African Defence
… and can scarcely believe when told it was erected by the Boers for the use of their soldiers. The entrance to the …
BiographyDenis Mayer
Denis Mayer was born in Parkwood, Johannesburg, on 8 September 1923. His father, Harold, was the Recruitment Manager for the Chamber of Mines, and had come to…
Nicholaas Frederic de Waal
Born in Rotterdam in 1853, De Waal was the son of a banker who received a commercial education in Brussels and studied law. He travelled to Europe and America…
ArticlePaul Kruger Timeline 1825-1904
… Bartle Frere to convince him to convey the wishes of the Boers in the Transvaal to London. 1879 December, A meeting …
The name of De Beer’s New Rush is changed to Kimberley, in honour of the Earl of Kimberley, the British minister of colonies.
Alfred Beit, friend of Cecil John Rhodes, co-founder of the De Beers Mining Company and co-founder of Southern Rhodesia, is bor
PlacePhilippolis, Free State
… flowing silver slopes and the simple graveyard where the Boers, Englishmen and Griquas find rest together. Darkness …