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ArticleFirst Anglo Boer War
… Causes of the War The First Anglo-Boer is also known as the First Transvaal … Orange Free State. There were several causes of the First Anglo-Boer War. The…
ArticleSecond Anglo-Boer War - 1899 - 1902
… 'South African War ( a.k.a. the Anglo-Boer War) remains the most terrible … Causes A number of interrelated factors led to the Second Anglo-Boer War. These…
ArticleThe Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896
… Sultanate in 1896 is most notable for being the shortest war in recorded history, lasting less than three-quarters of … morning to vacate the palace or face…
Black Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War 2, 1900-1902
… While the two main forces in the Anglo-Boer War 2 were White, it was not an exclusively White war. At least 15 000 Blacks were used as combatants by the ……
ArticleBlack Concentration Camps during the Second Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
… While the two main forces in the Anglo-Boer War 2 were White, it was not an exclusively White war. At least 15 000 Blacks were used as combatants by the ……
PlaceAnglo Boer War Museum, Bloemfontein
… in the history of South Africa was the South African War of 1899-1902 . Although the protagonists were Britain and … of South Africa as a whole became…
EventThe Anglo Boer War
… sends 30 000 additional troops to South Africa in the Anglo-Boer War (now called the South African War). Initially, the British government thought that the…
ArticleWomen and Children in White Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
… in concentration camps by the British forces during Anglo-Boer War 2 (1899-1902). The first two of these camps (refugee … to make the reasons for their…
EventThe Anglo-Boer War 1 (Transvaal War of Independence) begins
… events of the 13 December 1880 thus in effect started the war and ended passive resistance. The war became known as the Anglo-Boer War 1 or the Transvaal War…
ArticleWar time and post war inflation
… War time and post war inflation …
The War
… ultimatum to Britain and two days later, on 11 October the war was officially declared between Britain and the Boers. … and Mafeking. This war was much…
EventEfforts to End the Anglo Boer War fail
… meets with General Louis Botha in an effort to end the Anglo-Boer War, but Botha finds the British conditions unacceptable. The … Roll of Honour, The Boer…
EventBeginning of the Anglo-Zulu War, 10 January 1879
… mark the 10 January 1879 as the beginning of the Anglo-Zulu War , while others claim that the 12 January 1879 (first … beginning of the war. Related links…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Silkaatsnek begins
… 11 July 1900 marked the beginning of this type of war with four Boer actions, of which the action of … rearm several burghers who returned to duty. Read SAHO…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2 - Kitchener proposes establishment of concentration camps
… of British forces in 1900 helped turn the tide in the Anglo-Boer War. In the early stages of the war, the Boer Commandos were … in territories held by the…
EventThe second Anglo-Boer war, also known as the South African war, breaks out
… A number of interrelated factors led to the Second Anglo-Boer War. These include the conflicting political ideologies of … the authors claim that the South…
EventPrince Eugene Napoleon is killed during Anglo-Zulu War
… Academy and joined the British forces, was killed in the Anglo-Zulu War when he and a British reconnaissance party were attacked … Prince Eugene Napoleon is…
Event30 000 Blacks fight for Britain in Anglo-Boer War
… that stage employed in the British army during the Second Anglo Boer War. Although theoretically both the Boer and the British sides were opposed to using…
ArchiveThe Anglo-Zulu War of 1879
… The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 …
Untold damage of Anglo-Boer war
… Untold damage of Anglo-Boer war …
EventArmistice negotiations are concluded during the First Anglo-Boer War
… Paving the way for the end of Anglo-Boer War 1 (Transvaal War of Independence or First Transvaal War), a provisional … Armistice negotiations are concluded…
ArticleWorld War I
… This feature commemorates the outbreak of the First World War. This major historical event became known as The Great War. The main belligerent European…
EventBoers defeat British in the battle of Ingogo (Anglo-Boer War 1)
… During the Anglo-Boer War 1- also called Transvaal War of Independence or Anglo-Transvaal War- a Boer force of about 200 (under General … Boers defeat…
ArticleAnglo-Zulu Wars 1879-1896
… mark the 10* January 1879 as the beginning of the Anglo-Zulu war, while others claim that the 12 January 1879 (first … decisive battle of Isandlwana) marked…
ArticlePedi & Anglo-Pedi Wars 1876-1879
… (place of refuge) mission place. It was during the Anglo-Pedi war that Sekhukhune was defeated and captured in 1879. In … Pedi & Anglo-Pedi Wars 1876-1879 …
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The siege of Okiep, in Namaqualand, starts
… In the final stages of the South African War (Anglo Boer), the British had whittled down the Boer … one of the last military actions by Boer forces, as the…
ArticleThe Aftermath of the war
… The Second Anglo-Boer War resulted in heavy loss of life for both the Boers and the British. The Boers had lost the war and peace negotiations begun in March…
Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902: White man’s war, black man’s war, traumatic war by André Wessels
… Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902: White man’s war, black man’s war, traumatic war by André Wessels …
ArticleThe South African War 1899-1902
… ultimatum to Britain and two days later, on 11 October the war was officially declared between Britain and the Boers. … and Mafeking. This war was much…
EventWinston Churchill, is captured by Boer forces during the Anglo-Boer War
… the British army in 1893 and developed a keen interest in war correspondence. Some of his early literary works were … military campaigns. This led Churchill…