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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, … when Kimberley was under siege by…
EventPaul Kruger is elected president
… place after a prolonged liberation struggle waged by the Boer republic against the British in the 19th century. The … as a British colony. In 1880 the Boers…
BiographyBongiwe (Bongi) Dhlomo-Mautloa
… I always wondered what happens to soldiers at the end of a war. I have read and heard that the soldiers suffer postwar … and artists naturally joined in. It…
BiographyMary Agard Pocock
… some time in the USA doing research on algae. During World War II she was a member of the South African Women’s …
EventArrival of Chinese labourers in South Africa
… in 1904. This situation, in part, was the result of the Anglo-Boer War (South African War) of 1899-1902, that had displaced …
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 …
EventHunter and politician Johannes Viljoen dies
… White person to see the Victoria Falls. During the civil war in the Transvaal in 1863-64, his people's army was … forces between Rustenburg and Pretoria. He…
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)…
BiographyBernard Lazarus Sigamoney
… and St Aidan’s Boys’ School, both in Durban. During World War I, Sigamoney became involved in politics and joined the … against Indians in an effort to raise…
BiographyArthur David Bensusan
… the South African Air Force at the outbreak of World War II and served in North Africa and Italy as an aerial … age. He completed his medical degree at Wits…
EventAfrikaner patriot Danie Theron is killed
… patriot believing in the just and divine right of the Boer to stand against British interference, died during the Second Anglo-Boer War in an inferno of…
PlaceWinburg
… settlers. The Town is also known for its connection to the Anglo-Boer War , with several Historical Sites commemorating the … For those interested in…
EventSt. John Broderick claims concentration camps are improving
… The British Secretary for War, St. John Broderick, told the House of Commons that every … of South Africa. The country was experiencing yet another war, the…
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…
BiographyJoão Albasini
… postal service between the Delagoa Bay Portuguese and the Boer Republic. In 1859 the Transvaal Republic government …
BiographyPeter Kaya Selepe
… in 1919 and served in the South African army in World War II , attaining the rank of sergeant. He was a member of … Treason Trial, Sergeant in the South…
Afrikaner
… celebrated annually even before the South African War (Anglo-Boer War). The centenary of the Great Trek in 1938 was the …
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 Africa and the Olympic Games
… to participate. One of the events at the Fair was an “Anglo-Boer War Historical Libretto”. This revue re-enacted scenes from …
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). …
EventTransvaal Republic tries Chief Malebogo
… A council of war, tried Chief Malebogo for refusing to allow his people to pay hut taxes and waging war against the Transvaal Boers in defence of his…
BiographyJonty Driver
… time fighting in North Africa during the Second World War until he was captured in Toruk and imprisoned in Germany … (2005) Elegy for a Revolutionary , …
BiographyDr. Hans Merensky
… went bankrupt as a result of the Depression. During World War I he was called up and stationed in a camp near … Pietermaritzburg in Natal (now KwaZulu Natal)…
BiographyRobert Hodgins
… the Union Defense Force in 1940. In the Second World War, he served in Kenya until 1941, then in Egypt until 1944. … to England and was discharged after the…
BiographyThelma Gutsche
… and reflected her love for the film industry. During World War II , Gutsche was hired by the South African government as … scripts for documentaries and…
BiographyFrederick Hutchinson Page
… is now synonymous, to work in a tyre factory in 1937. When war was declared in 1939 he rejoined the military, serving in the Signal Corps. It was only after…
EventMelrose House opens as a Museum
… on Saturday 31 May 1902, effectively ending the Second Anglo- Boer War or Second South African War. …
World War II: East Africa. British posts at Kassala and Gallabat, on the borders of Abyssinia (now Ethiopia), Eritrea, and Suda
… World War II: East Africa. British posts at Kassala and Gallabat, …