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EventEmily Hobhouse travels to South Africa
… Boer women and children during the Second South African War/ Anglo Boer War 2, set sail for South Africa. During the first five … Cloete, P.G. ( 2000). The…
EventHunting is prohibited in the area that is now the Kruger National Park
… the Sabie Game Reserve, the second reserve in Africa. The Anglo-Boer War halted further development of the reserve, but the British, after winning the war,…
EventZulu army returns to Nongoma
… to arm by Col. Bottomley to assist the British during the Anglo-Boer War, marched back to Nongoma. Two Zulus were killed in … Cloete, P.G. (2000). The Anglo…
ArticleThe Roots of Segregation: 1860-1910
… labour from the land. Finally, after the South African War and conquest of the Boer republics in 1902, the process … The issue of land and labour had to be…
EventErmelo is founded
… to a single standing house by the British during the Anglo-Boer War 2. Ermelo is the crossroads of three national highways, …
BiographyEllen Phyllis Hellman
… study of the process of proletarianisation and the inter-war conditions of urban African life, bears the strong …
BiographyPeter McKenzie Brown
… at 17 and served in Egypt and then Italy. Following World War 2 he began studies in agriculture at Cambridge. He left …
EventThe Battle of Kambula takes place
… On 29 March 1879, the Anglo-Zulu War Battle of Kambula took place. The battle involved the …
PlaceIndian Army Memorial
… members of the Indian Army that lost their lives in the Anglo Boer War . Sadly the years and vandals have taken their toll on … members of the Indian Army…
EventThe British attack in the battle of Colenso
… During Anglo-Boer War 2, the British troops under General Redvers Buller … SA National Museum of Military History. (1999). Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 ,…
EventZulu King Cetshwayo Dies
… army should disarm. When Cetshwayo rejected the ultimatum, war broke out. The Zulus won the battle of Isandlwana but … poisoning rumored at the time. For…
PlaceWhite Horse Stones, Naval Hill, Bloemfontein
… Klip. The stones were laid during the South African War by members of the Wiltshire Regiment who were then … built by British troops stationed in the area…
EventBritain proclaims Natal a British colonial territory
… the power of the volksraad finally came to an end. In the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 the British defeated the Zulus under the command … South African History…
EventSiege of Kimberley is raised
… During the Second Anglo-Boer War between the two Boer republics and Britain, Gen. French … Trolley Scan," The Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 ",From: Trolley Scan ,…
EventLabram, manufacturer of ‘Long Cecil’ is killed by shell from ‘Long Tom’
… when Kimberley was under siege by the Boers during Anglo-Boer War 2. He died only a few days before the siege was lifted. …
PlaceStasiegebou, Sannaspos
… Building of sandstone was completed shortly before the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). It is one, of only a few Station Buildings …
EventBattle of Vaalkrans begins
… Among the reasons for the South African War (Anglo- Boer War), 1899 - 1902, was that the Afrikaners attempted to … Evans.M.M, (1999) The Boer War: South…
EventElectrically powered units replaced Johannesburg's horse-drawn trams
… expansion of Johannesburg after the end of the Second Anglo Boer War increased to over twice it's the area to what existed before the war. This increase…
EventKitchener’s opinion on Concentration Camps
… During Anglo-Boer War 2 (also called South African War) between the two former Boer Republics (the South African … Source: Carver: The National Army Museum…
ArticleAfrica Timeline
… the second of the wars (also known as the Hannibalic War) was one of the most famous of the Carthaginian military … Protectorate in the early 20th century…
EventField Marshal Lord Roberts is appointed British supreme commander in South Africa
… campaigns against Boer Commandos in the South African War (Second Anglo-Boer War). The Commandos mounted pre-emptive strikes against … Africa (Cape Town), p…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 3: The Scramble for Africa: late 19th century
… and France had beenin a dispute since the Hundred Year’s War. These countries became involved in a race to acquire … time. European troops entering Kumane…
BiographyNthato Harrison Motlana
… a big slice of Johnnie, created from the unbundling by Anglo American of Johannesburg Consolidated Investments. …
PlaceRorke's Drift, KZN
… . Is the site of one of the most famous battles of the Anglo-Zulu War . Years later in 1847, an Irishman named; Jim Rorke, … Buildings at Rorke’s Drift were…
Colonial history of Polokwane
… a problem for both the Boers and the British. A bloody war between the Boers, British and Pedi broke out on 28 … unhappy with British domination, rallied and…
EventLord Alfred Milner, British Colonial Secretary, and architect of the Union of South Africa dies
… arrived in South Africa soon after the South African War of 1899 to 1902 (also referred to as the Anglo- Boer War). His mission was to reconcile the British…
BiographyDennis Brutus
… Among other recent accolades bestowed on him was the US War Resisters League peace award in September 2009.One of the …
BiographySheila Weinberg
… came to South Africa from Latvia, after the First World War and the Socialist October Revolution of 1917. In 1932, he …
BiographyMolly Fischer
… been General Smuts ’s aide-de-camp during the First World War , and his sister, Isie, was married to the General. …
PlaceSouth African National Museum of Military History
… History offers adults a fascinating look at all forms of war vehicles and weapons. And it will captivate children with … 37 separate categories, including…