The grim determination of the Boers shows in the face of this fighter, circa 1900.
Boer War – Chessalee
Boer civilians, probably a mother and her children, in a British concentration camp. Second Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902
This Day in History: Oct 11, 1899: Boer War begins in South Africa
It was a war of greed. An already rich and powerful nation wanted more and was willing to sacrifice anything to get it. The Second Boer War (Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: Tweede Vryheidsoorlog or Tweede Boereoorlog) was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic (Transvaal Republic) and the Orange Free State. It ended with a British victory and the…
This Day in History: Oct 11, 1899: Boer War begins in South Africa
It was a war of greed. An already rich and powerful nation wanted more and was willing to sacrifice anything to get it. The Second Boer War (Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: Tweede Vryheidsoorlog or Tweede Boereoorlog) was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic (Transvaal Republic) and the Orange Free State. It ended with a British victory and the…
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Emily Hobhouse and the British Concentration Camp Scandal:An Expose of the Treatment of Boer Women and Children During the South African War by One of Its Most Vociferous Opponents, gold
Vintage engraving of a Creusot quick-firing field gun, or Long Tom....
Vintage engraving of a Creusot quick-firing field gun, or Long Tom. The 155 mm Creusot Long Tom was a French field gun manufactured by Schneider et Cie in Le Creusot, France and used by the Boers in...