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EventSiege of Kimberley is raised
… During the Second Anglo-Boer War between the two Boer republics and Britain, Gen. French relieved Kimberley … Trolley Scan," The Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 "…
EventLabram, manufacturer of ‘Long Cecil’ is killed by shell from ‘Long Tom’
… Beers' workshop in Kimberley, was killed by a shell from a Boer 'Long Tom' cannon during the siege of Kimberley. Labram, … shafting. Within twenty-four days…
PlaceStaats Model School, Van der Walt Street, Pretoria
… a time it was used to House Prisoners-of-War, during the Anglo-Boer War . Single-storied red brick with ochre dressings. … famous artist J.H. Pierneef…
ArticleAfrikaner Jewry in South Africa
The identity of the Afrikaner Jew - what personifies the Boerejood? A Boerejood (‘farmer Jew’) or Boerejode (plural) is the term used to identify South…
ArticleA list of South African Shipwrecks
… Castle to take command of British forces against the Boer republics during the Second Anglo Boer War . In 1907 she was chartered to the Panama … by the…
PlaceuMnambithi was called Ladysmith
… farming district became the centre of attention during the Anglo Boer War. After it it fell under siege from October 1899 to … from Ladysmith. This dam is…
EventLouis Botha becomes Union’s first Prime Minister
… representing the Vryheid district in 1897 and also Boer general during Anglo-Boer War 2 , Louis Botha, was instructed by Governor-General …
PlaceRosmead
… Lord Rosmead in 1896. The Village was probably occupied by Boer forces when they over-ran the district in October 1899 during the Second Anglo Boer War …
EventGeneral Sir Redvers Henry Buller’s troops relieve British forces at Ladysmith
… of the Second South African War (also known as Second Anglo-Boer War), which broke out in October 1899. Ladysmith was not the only town to be under Boer…
ArticleKingdom of Kongo 1390–1914
The Kingdom of Kongo was a large kingdom in the western part of central Africa. The name comes from the fact that the founders of the kingdom were KiKongo…
EventSan involvement in the Battle of Chrissiesmeer
… The Battle of Chrissiesmeer (Lake Chrissie) during Anglo-Boer War 2 started with an attack by General Louis Botha on … by thick morning mist, Botha ordered…
EventNicolaas Jacobus Smit, Vice-President of the ZAR, is born in Graaff-Reinet.
… Netherlands, arriving at the Cape prior to 1688. Smit, a Boer general in the Anglo-Transvaal War and Vice-President of the South African … Eastern Cape, on…
EventGeneral De la Rey releases General Lord Methuen after his wounds are treated
… Towards the end of the Second South African War (Anglo-Boer War 2), General De La Rey released General Lord Methuen … Transvaal. This was the last important…
PlaceStasiegebou, Sannaspos
… Building of sandstone was completed shortly before the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). It is one, of only a few Station … of the Royal Horse Artillery against…
EventKitchener succeeds Roberts as Commander-in-Chief
… Commander-in-Chief of the British forces during the second Anglo Boer War (1989-1902). He received the local rank of general … new strategy consisted of…
Colonial history of Polokwane
… the Zoutpansberg, north of Pietersburg. Two groups under Boer leaders Hans van Rensburg and Louis Trichardt first … unhappy with British domination, rallied…
BiographySolomon Kalushi Mahlangu
Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu was born in Pretoria on 10 July in 1956. He was the second son of Martha Mahlangu. His father left him in 1962, and from then on only…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 3: The Scramble for Africa: late 19th century
… time. European troops entering Kumane during the second Anglo- Ashanti War. Image source The British fought against … in 1900 before claiming the region as a…
PlaceNaval Hill
… The Naval Brigade took the canons with them after the Anglo-Boer war ended. The only visible evidence of Naval Hill's war … Hill is the White Horse, a…
UCT Summer School 2020
… doubts, change and challenges MORE UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ANGLO-BOER WAR Emeritus Professor Mike de Jongh, research fellow, … and tells the stories that lie…
EventDelagoa Bay railway line is officially opened
… a few years after the end of the first South African War (Anglo-Boer War) and the restoration of the Transvaal Republic after … Since the outbreak of the…
EventSouth African Committee investigates the Jameson Raid report
… 1895 did tremendous harm to the relationship between the Boer Republics and the British Empire, as they viewed it as … Jameson was the main culprit. This…
EventNegotiators representing Afrikaner Republics travel to Pretoria to present terms of surrender
… At the end of the South African War (also known as the Anglo-Boer War) of 1899-1902, negotiators for the Afrikaner … to an end the Transvaal and the Orange…
PlaceMahaking, formerly known as Mafikeng
… From 1899 to 1901 (217 days) Mafikeng was besieged by the Boer forces during the second Anglo Boer War (South African War) . At the time of the … …
EventPaul Kruger is elected president
… place after a prolonged liberation struggle waged by the Boer republic against the British in the 19th century. The … back to 12 April 1877, when Theophilus…
EventEmily Hobhouse is born
… Women and Children Distress Fund to collect money for Boer families. As the secretary of the South African … at the situation. Concerned with the plight of…
EventEmily Hobhouse addresses public meetings in Britain on the concentration camps
… 1901. Lord Kitchener used this policy to wipe off the Boer families from their homes including 3000 thousands farms … put on these camps. Some of the…
EventLord. Roberts arrives at the Cape
… of the British forces in South Africa during the Second Anglo Boer War . … 3 December 2013]| SAHO South African War 1899-1902 Second Anglo-Boer War [online]…
EventFormer Prime Minister H.F. Verwoerd is born
… his wife, Anje Strik. Driven by a strong sympathy for the Boer cause in Anglo-Boer War 2, the family immigrated to South Africa in 1903. …
PlaceCanadian Monument, Bloemfontein
… to the Canadian soldiers who fell during the Second Anglo Boer war. …