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EventEmily Hobhouse travels to South Africa
… for her exposure of conditions in concentration camps for Boer women and children during the Second South African War/ Anglo Boer War 2, set sail for South…
EventHunter and politician Johannes Viljoen dies
… forces between Rustenburg and Pretoria. He led a Boer commando in the First South African War (First Anglo-Boer War) against Montshiwa. Sources: (Wallis, F. …
EventGen. Louis Botha, soldier, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, is born.
… is born near Greytown, Natal (now kwaZulu Natal). A Boer general and statesman, he was leader of the Transvaal army in the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902)…
PlaceRhodes
… a party of Boers occupied the village during the Second Anglo Boer War. On 2 December 1899 they were joined by a second group under General J H Olivier. On…
PlaceMelrose House, Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria
… museum. Melrose House played an important role during the Anglo-Boer Wars. In June 1900 British troops invaded Pretoria and … wrought iron conservatory…
PlaceQueens Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… to the present. The Fort was originally erected in 1848 by Boer forces to help withstand attacks by local Basotho … The Military Museum has many interesting…
PlaceRichmond
… 1,602 were literate On 25 June 1901, during the Second Anglo Boer War , Boer forces under General P H Kritzinger attacked … is Karoo history. There are…
EventKruger repudiates execution of cattle–herds
… of Mafeking (presently known as Mafikeng) in the Second Anglo-Boer War, two Black cattle-herds were captured and summarily … Cloete, P.G. (2000). The Anglo…
EventJan Smuts is born
… the South African Army. He also participated in the Second Anglo-Boer War (South African War). …
EventBritish establish first ‘refugee’ camps during the South African War
… Pretoria and Bloemfontein during South African War (Second Anglo-Boer War) by a military notice. The initial aim of the … British forces, decided cut off…
EventMelrose House opens as a Museum
… on Saturday 31 May 1902, effectively ending the Second Anglo- Boer War or Second South African War. …
PlaceAirlie, a Railway Station near Waterval Onder
… was killed in the Battle of Diamond Hill during the Second Anglo-Boer War, on 11 June 1900. …
PlaceAmajuba, a Mountain in Natal
… of Newcastle. The scene of a Historic Battle in the First Anglo-Boer War. The name is derived from Zulu and means 'hill of … Peter E Raper https://www…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Rustenberg
… of the building were delayed by the outbreak of the Anglo Boer War . During the war it was used by the British, as a …
EventFirst Black-owned newspaper is published
… order during the Second South African war (or Second Anglo-Boer War) from August 1901 until 1902. Imvo was discontinued …
PlaceAmsterdam, Mkhondo Local Municipality
… and out of gratitude for Dutch sympathy, during the First Anglo Boer War (1880-1881). …
EventKitchener’s opinion on Concentration Camps
… During Anglo-Boer War 2 (also called South African War) between the two former Boer Republics (the South African Republic and the Orange … Source: Carver:…
EventSouth African War: Thousands of Black men and women forced to walk home
… With the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Boer War (or South African War) imminent, thousands of Black … of being arrested for vagrancy, being shot at by Boer…
EventZulu army returns to Nongoma
… to arm by Col. Bottomley to assist the British during the Anglo-Boer War, marched back to Nongoma. Two Zulus were killed in … Cloete, P.G. (2000). The Anglo…
EventSt. John Broderick claims concentration camps are improving
… war, the Second South African War also known as the Second Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902. … Camps: 1899 – 1902’ , 21 May, [online], available at www.boer.co.za …
EventField Marshal Lord Roberts is appointed British supreme commander in South Africa
… Africa came after a series of failed campaigns against Boer Commandos in the South African War (Second Anglo-Boer War). The Commandos mounted pre-emptive…
ArticleSouth African Police Services (SAPS)
… we are familiar with today has its origin after the Second Anglo-Boer War in 1902. Prior to the war each colony or Boer republic had its own law enforcement…
ArticleNguni Stick Fighting
Introduction This article looks at the history of an indigenous Nguni sport known as Stick Fighting, which was popular in the Nguni ethnic group (Zulu). It…
EventErmelo is founded
… to a single standing house by the British during the Anglo-Boer War 2. Ermelo is the crossroads of three national …
PlaceIndian Army Memorial
… members of the Indian Army that lost their lives in the Anglo Boer War . Sadly the years and vandals have taken their toll … members of the Indian Army that…
EventThe British attack in the battle of Colenso
… During Anglo-Boer War 2, the British troops under General Redvers Buller … SA National Museum of Military History. (1999). Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 ,…
A brief history on South African prisons and prisoners
… - Pretoria Central On 3 March 1873, the Volksraad (the Boer Republic parliament) approved the decision to build a … escaping. [2] The third prison - Pretoria…
EventTransvaal Republic tries Chief Malebogo
… return to his people during the South African War (Second Anglo Boer War). …
EventDundee and Glencoe are retaken by General Sir Redvers Buller troops during the South African War II
… Buller troops as the South African War II 1899-1902 (Anglo-Boer War II 1899-1902) intensified. The area west of Glencoe … Gillings, K. ‘After the Siege: The…
EventGeneral Lord Roberts marches on Pretoria
… In the middle of the South African War II (Anglo-Boer War II), General Lord Roberts left Bloemfontein and … [Accessed: 11 April 2013]| Anglo-Boer War Museum,…