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PlaceRichmond
… 1,602 were literate On 25 June 1901, during the Second Anglo Boer War , Boer forces under General P H Kritzinger attacked … is Karoo history. There are…
PlaceKoffiefontein, Free State Province
… became the site for a large internment camp during World War II, with up to 2,000 Italian and German prisoners of war … and Kimberley meant that it became…
ArticleThe Bambatha Rebellion begins
… of 1906 (Bhambatha Rebellion) and some also during the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902. The photograph, with its diagrammatic key and …
BiographyJohn Jacques William Aitchison
… from the period 1988 to 1994, on the conflict (civil war/state dirty tricks) in the Natal midlands to his credit. …
BiographyDorothy Cleminshaw
… for the Department of Defence in Pretoria during the World War II. In the 1950’s she married Harry Cleminshaw , and …
EventThe Vereeniging peace conference begins
… After the Second Anglo-Boer War (South African War), which had started on 11 October 1899, there were …
EventThe siege of Mafeking starts
… During the first week of Anglo-Boer War 2 , Boer forces besieged the small town of Mafeking (now … the Mafeking Diary: A Black Man's View of a White Man's…
PlaceFouriesburg
… Burger Monument of the men who lost their lives during the Anglo Boer War. The Railway Station is about 10km out of Town. The … via Ficksburg was started…
EventFormer Prime Minister H.F. Verwoerd is born
… Strik. Driven by a strong sympathy for the Boer cause in Anglo-Boer War 2, the family immigrated to South Africa in 1903. …
EventThe Battle of Gingindlovu
… The Anglo-Zulu War Battle of Gingindlovu took place on 2 February 1879. It …
EventAfrikaner women march to the union buildings in protest of SA's involvement in WW2
… to protest about the South African involvement in World War 2 on the side of Britain. Mrs H.E.C. Armstrong, one of … their request that South Africa should…
EventWomen’s Memorial is unveiled in Bloemfontein
… commemorate 26 251 women and children who died during the Anglo-Boer War 2, mainly in British concentration camps. Many … en fratse oor 1000 jaar , Kaapstad:…
In summary: Factors resulting in the crisis
… of Cuito Carnavale) | click here The SADF also fought a war in Mocambique and supported Renamo against Somora … no longer beneficial for their profits. Big…
PlaceDelareyville, North West
… . It was founded in 1913, after the tragedies of the Anglo-Boer War , and was named after General Koos De la Rey. Today, it … is dedicated to some of the…
EventMining Magnate Oppenheimer dies
… magnate, Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, who founded the Anglo American Corporation, died in Johannesburg at the age … controlled the diamond price after the First…
PlaceRhodes
… a party of Boers occupied the village during the Second Anglo Boer War. On 2 December 1899 they were joined by a second group …
PlaceNorth West
… claim to fame: Siege of Mafeking (today Mafikeng) in the Anglo-Boer War During the Anglo-Boer War , a Boer force besieged the town of Mafikeng. …
EventPresident Paul Kruger (78), dies of heart failure in Clarens, Switzerland
… took leadership of the resistance movement. Once the first war of independence against the British broke out in 1881, … a position held until 1898, before…
BiographyOliver Tambo
… of Germany, whose forces fought the British during World War 1. This was his father's way of showing opposition to the … was due to the efforts of Gavin…
PlaceRosmead
… over-ran the district in October 1899 during the Second Anglo Boer War . During the battle of Modder River, on 28 November 1899, …
EventZulu army defeat British Army at the Isandlwana Mountain
… victory for the Zulu kingdom, led by King Cetshwayo The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 ended on July 4 at the last ritual battle of …
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid
… which were all unified into one country after the Anglo Boer War. The two wings of the building are joined, symbolizing … frequently visit the Union…
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid.
… which were all unified into one country after the Anglo Boer War. The two wings of the building are joined, symbolizing … frequently visit the Union…
PlacePrieska
… than a few churches. Then, during the devastation of the Anglo-Boer War , Afrikaners spread throughout the area now known as the … soldiers that were killed…
A New Date For the Founding of the South African Society of Artists, and it’s Second Annual Exhibition of 1898
… after 1898 suggests that SASA ceased to function when the Anglo-Boer War broke out. It is also interesting to note that the Press …
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 the … Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.|…
EventSouth African Committee investigates the Jameson Raid report
… process that eventually ended with the outbreak of the Anglo Boer War in 1899. References: Davenport T.R.H,(1979) South …
EventGeneral Barry Hertzog, former South African Prime Minister, dies
… of the Orange Free State (OFS), and at the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer War in 1899, served as a legal advisor to the forces of the … to support South Africa's…
PlaceThe Old Presidency Museum, Bloemfontein
… when the city fell to the British Empire during the Second Anglo-Boer War. A trekboer family with the Surname of Brits settled on … of Field-Marshal Lord…
BiographyDavid Wilcox Bopape
… 1916 his father fought against Germany in the First World War. David was born on a farm approximately 25km from …