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ArticleOrigins of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… the supposed ‘land claim’ that seems to have ignited the war between the Voortrekkers and the Zulu’s. The mutilated … claim that it disappeared in 1900…
PlaceUniondale
… produces aloe crystal, gel and health drinks and the six Anglo Boer War forts - one of which has been restored to its original …
ArticleRustenburg Timeline 1850-2001
… year. A treaty with the English is ratified to avert civil war. The Sand River Convention. 1853 Rustenburg’s first shop … War is declared, pitting the…
ArticleNdebele
… encroached on the areas occupied by the Ndzundza Ndebele. Boer settlements, established between the Olifants and … Chief Mabhoko I. In 1883, during the reign…
ArticleMatabele Wars 1836-1896
… South Africa feature to read more about this). Mzilikazi's War with the Voortrekkers: In the 1830s the Ndebele king made … at Mosega. The Voortrekker leaders…
ArticleTreks & Land conflicts timeline 1602-1966
… meets and President James Madison decides to declare war on Britain for Canadian territory. 1812 The Anglo American War breaks out. 1814 The British war…
PlaceWhite River, Mpumalanga
… of the people that settled in White River, after the Anglo-Boer War , have remained practically the same to this day. The …
PlaceKopanong Local Municipality, Free Sate
… Battlefields of significant battles conducted during the Anglo-Boer War, e.g. Mostert’s Hoek; Philippolis ‘Witblits' Festival; …
ArticleKasturba Gandhi timeline 1869 - 1944
… her husband has become in South Africa. 1899 October, The Anglo-Boer War is declared. December, The Natal government reverses its …
ArchiveThe 16th of December in South Africa by Wolfram Kistner
… become subjected to British rule, the two former Boer republics (“Transvaal” and “Oranje-Vrystaat”) and the … not have started the First War of Independence …
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1800-1899
… children over the Fish River from Zuurveld in the Fourth War of Dispossession. They then establish 27 military … and seize 23 000 cattle marking the outbreak…
PlaceMelmoth, Gateway to Zululand
… of Dingaan and where Piet Retief and his party of Boer commandos were executed and Ulundi, the Capital of Zululand , is the Site of the last battle of the…
PlaceHalvey Hotel, Bloemfontein
… National Women's Memorial Museum, the Botanical Gardens, Anglo Boer War Museum and Battlefields, hiking in the Zoutspruit Game …
EventCetshwayo, travels to London to request that he should be restored as a king of the Zulu Kingdom
… Cape after losing the crucial Battle of Ulundi, during the Anglo Zulu War against Sir Frere and his men. Cetshwayo undertook the … flee to Eshowe, where he…
ArticleThe Roots of Apartheid in the Construction of Buchuberg Dam
… such as drought, diseases and the impact of the Second Anglo-Boer War , namely Milner’s Scorched Earth policy that left farms …
PlaceDullstroom, Mpumalanga in the Emalaheni Municipality District
… settlers therefore, returned to Holland. During the Second Anglo-Boer War , the British razed the Village to the ground, destroying …
PlaceDoornfontein, Johannesburg
… became known as 'Millionaires Row'. Shortly after the Anglo-Boer War this changed as many of the wealthier Residents moved …
PlaceHamilton Primary School, Visagie Street, Pretoria
… at the three Pretoria schools which were built before the Anglo-Boer War – Gymnasium, Central Junior High and Hamilton. On 25 …
EventAdoption of the Orange Free State constitution
… Boers declared the area the Orange Free State, a Boer republic in 1853. The Orange Free State was recognised … the Orange and Vaal Rivers. In the course of…
EventBritish presents final Peace proposal
… presented the British final peace proposals to the Boer negotiators after the South African War. Milner announced the proposal as final, and advised the ……
ArticleA history of the South African Constitution 1910-1996
… the Treaty of Vereeniging of 31 May 1902, which ended the Anglo-Boer War and laid the basis for the adoption of South Africa's …
ArticleThe Ndebele in history
… near Wonderboompoort, immediately north of the future Boer town of Pretoria. Musi, in his turn, had five sons: … settled at Namashaxelo, near the site of the…
EventThe Battle of Ulundi begins
… The Battle of Ulundi was the decisive battle during the Anglo-Zulu War. It took place on the 4th July 1879 and marked the end of the Anglo-Zulu War, as well…
PlaceLady Grey, Eastern Cape
… 1893 with Mr. B.J. Brummer as the first Mayor. Before the Anglo Boer War there were no poor White people in Lady Grey. During the …
PlaceRobertson, Route 62
… and Mossel Bay with Robertson its Head Post Office. The Anglo Boer War of 1899 – 1902 saw the stationing in the Town of a …
PlaceVan Reenen's Pass, KwaZulu Natal
… away.” The Town of Van Reenen has a History steeped in the Anglo-Boer War, and a lookout point, called ' Windy Corner', about 3 …
ArticleNelspruit Timeline 1815-1996
… are defeated by the Boers, and many end up working on Boer farms. 1884 Barberton is established, with the discovery … named after him. 1899 11 October, The…
ArticleThe Early History of Rugby in South Africa
… that had existed between the two groups since the bloody Anglo-Boer war of 1899-1902. The English media referred to the team as …
Grade 4 Term 2 Timeline: Mahatma Gandhi
… ambulance corps of 1100 men during his service in the Boer War 1906 He organizes stretcher-bearer corps that serves …
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Bosman Street, Pretoria
… as ‘outspan’ during the quarterly communions. After the Anglo-Boer War the Dutch Reformed Church sold the square to the town …