Boer War Memorial, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Boer commando 1899-1902
History - The Boer Wars
Explore the first and second Boer Wars. Why did these wars shake the British military so badly they affected the tactics employed for World War One?
A picture of the Boers with their mausers
Battle of Spion Kop
The iconic British defeat on 24th January 1900, during Buller’s second and disastrous attempt to cross the Tugela River and relieve Ladysmith in the Great Boer War
He is generally regarded as the bravest of the Boer generals during the Second Boer War and as one of the leading figures of Boer independence. As a guerrilla, his tactics proved extremely successful. De la Rey opposed the war until the last, but when he was once accused of cowardice during a Volksraad session by President Paul Kruger, he replied that if the time for war came, he would be fighting long after Paul Kruger had given up and fled for safety. This proved to be the case.
'As tough as they come' Boer Officers from Lydenburg ABW... NICO Moolman
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Genl. Christiaan R de Wet.