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Mar 29, 2011 · The first Boer War broke out on 16 December 1880 with a skirmish between the British garrison in Potchefstroom and a 'commando' under General Piet Cronjé. Essential Boer tactics were speed in...
Boer troops lining up in battle against the British during the South African War (1899–1902). South African War, or Boer War, War fought between Great Britain and the two Boer ( see Afrikaner) republics—the South African Republic ( Transvaal) and the Orange Free State—from 1899 to 1902.
Boer War | National Army Museum. Between 1899 and 1902, the British Army fought a bitter colonial war against the Boers in South Africa. Although outnumbered, the Boers were a skilled and determined enemy. After initial setbacks and a long period of guerrilla warfare, the British eventually prevailed, but not without adopting controversial tactics.
The First Boer War also known as the Transvaal War, was fought from December 16, 1880, until March 23, 1881. It was the first clash between the British and the Transvaal Boers. It was precipitated by Sir Theophilus Shepstone who annexed the South African Republic (Transvaal Republic) for the British in 1877.
Jun 12, 2006 · Before the war was a month old, Boer General Pieter A. ‘Piet’ Cronjé had led a large force of horsemen out of the Transvaal and laid siege to Mafeking; Orange Free State forces had laid siege to diamond-rich Kimberley; and General Petrus Jacobus ‘Piet’ Joubert and his 15,000 horsemen had defeated General Sir George White’s Natal ...
South African War, also called the Second Boer War or the Second War of Independence, war fought from October 11, 1899, to May 31, 1902, between Great Britain and the two Boer (Afrikaner) republics--the South African Republic (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State--resulting in British victory.
Three of the most significant for Boer War research are: The War Office, which administered the British Army – department code WO. The Colonial Office, administration of British colonies –...
