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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…
PlaceVolksrust, Mpumalanga
… The story goes that this occurred when battle-weary Boer soldiers came to this place to recover from the South African War. On 27 March 1889, President Paul…
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…
PlaceUniondale
… produces aloe crystal, gel and health drinks and the six Anglo Boer War forts - one of which has been restored to its original …
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…
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 …
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; …
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…
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 …
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…
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 …
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 …
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…
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…
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 ……
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 …
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 …
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…
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 …
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 …