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Anglo-Portuguese agreement on Zambezi and Congo grants Britain control of lower Zambezi and colonising rights up to the Congo.
… Anglo-Portuguese agreement on Zambezi and Congo grants …
Anglo-German secret agreement on future of African territories of Portugal, whereby Britain is to obtain lease of Delagoa Bay a
… Anglo-German secret agreement on future of African …
An agreement is signed for the sale of Anglo America’s almost 48 percent shareholding in Johnnies Industrial Corporation to the
… An agreement is signed for the sale of Anglo America’s almost 48 percent shareholding in Johnnies …
The merger between Ashanti Goldfields and SA’s Anglo-Gold, approved by the Ghanaian government on 29 October 2003, becomes effe
… The merger between Ashanti Goldfields and SA’s Anglo-Gold, approved by the Ghanaian government on 29 October …
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 …
Colonial conquest and resistance, Pre 1900
… , 16 December 1838, leading to the founding of the first Boer Republic in Natal. The discovery of Gold and Diamonds … their wives and children remained in…
A bomb blast damages Melrose House in Pretoria, where the peace treaty between the two Boer Republics and Britain was signed in
… House in Pretoria, where the peace treaty between the two Boer Republics and Britain was signed in …
In an attempt to unite the two Boer republics, the commandoes of the Free State and Transvaal (Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek) con
… In an attempt to unite the two Boer republics, the commandoes of the Free State and …
The Boer generals report back in Pretoria after a campaign in Europe to procure aid for the reconstruction of the country after
… The Boer generals report back in Pretoria after a campaign in …
The Battle of Wagon Hill (Platrand), south of Ladysmith, takes place, in which the Boer forces make an unsuccessful attempt to
… Cloete: The Anglo-Boer War | SESA, v.11, p. 308 | SA National Museum of Military History. (1999). Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902, Johannesburg: The Museum. … …
Anglo-South African driver Pat Fairfield dies of injuries sustained in a crash in the Le Mans 24 Hour race in France.
… Anglo-South African driver Pat Fairfield dies of injuries …
Lord Salisbury negotiates an Anglo-French agreement on West Africa and ends the Niger crisis. It defines the border between Nig
… Lord Salisbury negotiates an Anglo-French agreement on West Africa and ends the Niger …
An Anglo-French plan to give Italy economic concessions if they renounce their claims for Ethiopia are rejected by Italy during
… An Anglo-French plan to give Italy economic concessions if they …
ArticleSouth Africa before and in the build up to 1899
… African War, it may be useful to read about the ‘ First Anglo-Boer War ’ 1880-1881 in SAHO’s feature on the topic. Conflicting political ideology After the…
BiographyDr. Leander Starr Jameson
… to Doornkop, about 20km from Johannesburg before superior Boer forces forced him and his men to surrender on 2 January … E. (1982) Jameson's Raid: The…
General South African History Timeline: 1800s
… entities competing with each other and with British and Boer colonisers for land and basic resources. This troubled … of the migration out of the Cape Colony…
Boer leader General Koos de la Rey, en route to Potchefstroom with general Beyers, is shot dead when his chauffeur-driven car f
… Boer leader General Koos de la Rey, en route to Potchefstroom …
N.C. Gey van Pittius founds the Republic of Goshen on land assigned to them by Machette of Kunwana, after Boer volunteers assis
… on land assigned to them by Machette of Kunwana, after Boer volunteers assis …
PlaceBotshabelo
… an indigenous language. Their work was interrupted by the Anglo Boer War and, even more so, the World Wars when access to …
BiographyIsmail Jacob Mohamed
Professor Ismail Jacob (Josef) Mohamed was born on 27 July 1930 in Barkley East, Eastern Cape. His parents divorced before he was five years old. His mother,…
ArticleThe South African War 1899-1902
… the war would be won easily, but they were wrong. The two Boer republics that were involved in the conflict were the … and Mafeking. This war was much longer…
Muhammad Ahmad ibn al Sayyid Abd Allah, who declared himself as the Mahdi, religious leader in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in 1881, di
… who declared himself as the Mahdi, religious leader in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in 1881, di …
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 …
ArticleNelspruit Timeline 1815-1996
… are defeated by the Boers, and many end up working on Boer farms. 1884 Barberton is established, with the discovery … turn their hostility against the Boers…
ArticleThe impact of the War on Agriculture and Land
… the discovery of minerals and in the period following the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 . In this process it was poor White and … rather than commodity…
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, …
BiographyGlynn Griffiths
… travelled from the South Wales valleys to fight in the Boer War.) Glynn Griffiths was a photographer, cartoonist, …
ArticleSouth Africa and the Olympic Games
… to participate. One of the events at the Fair was an “Anglo-Boer War Historical Libretto”. This revue re-enacted scenes from the Anglo-Boer War (1899 –…
ArticleHeritage and identity of Provinces
… After the Anglo-Boer War, there were six British colonies in South Africa. … their freedom and independence back. This was the first Anglo-Boer War. The…
ArticleThe Aftermath of the war
… The Second Anglo-Boer War resulted in heavy loss of life for both the Boers … in March 1902. On 11 April 1902 preliminary meetings among Boer representatives…