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ArticleGreat Trek 1835-1846
… to reoccupy their land, only to find themselves ousted by Boer intruders. For example, in Natal the African population, … and it was hoped that the…
ArticleAfrica Timeline
… from Natal and falls into ruins. 1837 CE The arrival of Boer settlers drive the Matabele people north of the Limpopo … Protectorate in the early 20th century…
The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out
… and the Vaal rivers. This gave rise to the independent Boer Republic of the Orange Free State. No African chiefdoms … 1854, the Basotho started taking cattle…
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 …
Prehistory of the Polokwane/Pietersburg area
… in 1854 who took refuge in a large cave to escape a Boer commando sent as reprisal for the murders of several Boer families. There are various versions of…
ArticlePolokwane/Pietersburg Timeline 1835-1995
… Delagoa Bay 1849 Treaty of Derdepoort signed by the three Boer States in Transvaal to formalise unity talks. These … as the temporary seat of Government of…
PlaceVolksrust, Mpumalanga
… The story goes that this occurred when battle-weary Boer soldiers came to this place to recover from the South … the first of three defeats on the British…
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 … and will get them out of any tight place.’ [26]…
PlaceHeilbron, Free State
… was restricted for families whose men were on commando. As Boer activity increased, the country districts had to be … treatment is a great contrast to the…
ArticlePolitical changes from 1750 to 1835
… withdrawal to the north was because of an attack by a Boer commando with a number of Rolong supporters close to … them. Mzilikazi's stronghold was again…
PlaceDie Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerkgebou in Du Toit Street, Pretoria
… stone in honour of all the Dutchmen who died in the Anglo-Boer War was erected on the eastern wall. Names such as C.V. …
ArticleNdebele
… encroached on the areas occupied by the Ndzundza Ndebele. Boer settlements, established between the Olifants and … the Mabhoko, war broke out between the…
Dr William Fehr (1892-1968), collector of art as history
… all on the outer edge of the Cape Colony. Early in the Boer War, Burgersdorp had been the scene of serious tensions. … by an era that saw the death of Queen…
PlacePretoria Boys High School
… for very long owing to the outbreak of the Second Boer War in 1899. At the time, the building served as a … High School for Girls , founded in 1902. During…
PlaceSteytlerville Municipality, Karoo
… from Cape Town, H.H. Moon & Ledbury. During the Anglo Boer War the town was garrisoned by British Troops as a protection against raiding Boer Commandos . In…
Document 109 - G. H. Gool and J. A. La Guma, “Appeal of the National Liberation League for a National Convention of the Subject Peoples of South Africa”, The Liberator, September 1937
… present lowly position of the non-European population, the Anglo-Boer imperialists are straining every nerve to drive us still … to the unrestricted…
BiographyRobert Gabriel Mugabe
… the depressed family. Father Jerome O’Hea (the village’s Anglo-Irish headmaster) became Robert’s surrogate father and …
ArticleGeneral 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…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Johannesburg
… to be installed a few weeks later. The ravages of the Anglo-Boer Wars (1899-1903)and World War I (1914-1918) accompanied …
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 … for Chamberlain’s visit,…
ArticleBureau of State Security (BOSS)
… the British MI5 & MI6 services can be traced back to the Anglo Boer War. With the Cold War beginning, it was clear that … that Danie Theron was one of the…
ArticleOrigins of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… claim that it disappeared in 1900 during the South African Anglo-Boer War. Distraught and temporarily without a leader the …
Memorial lecture on the 26th Anniversary of the Lowveld Massacre presented by Comrade Jackson Mthembu ANC National Spokesperson, 15 March 2012
… to the interior of the country and ultimately creating Boer Republics in the Free State and the Transvaal after … this setting that African nationalism had…
PlaceLeliefontein
… History: During the South African War - (also known as the Anglo-Boer War ), it was the site of the devastating 1902: ' …
PlaceLambert's Bay
… ship was sent to Lambert’s Bay as a patrol boat during the Anglo-Boer war (1899 - 1902)), Photograph collection, Fish industry …
Zulu Community
… the land between Durban and the Tugela river to found a Boer Republic in Natal. Shortly afterwards, Dingane had the … This policy was set to bring 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 …
PlaceNxuba (formerly known as Cradock)
… buildings, combined with its rich History of the Anglo-Boer War and early settlers, make it a fascinating place to … buildings, combined with its rich…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1915
… British suffer a heavy casualty of 50 000 men. 3 October Anglo-French army lands at Salonika, Greece. 19 December …
Four important figures in the South African Film Industry
… W. Schlesinger made his home in South Africa after the Boer war, and founded several insurance companies. He …