Boer General Koos De La Rey (22/10/1847 - 15/09/1914), one of South Africa's best loved military leaders during the Anglo Boer-War. Famous for his humane treatment of his enemies
Biography of Emily Hobhouse
A biography of Emily Hobhouse with pictures.
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?
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Arthur Conan Doyle (april 1900, Boer war)
Second Boer War records database goes online
A comprehensive database containing the records of more than 55,000 British soldiers killed, captured or wounded in the Second Boer War goes online
Armies of a Genteel Age
British soldiers man a Model 1895 Colt machine gun at Krantz Kloof during the Boer War, circa 1900. This particular gun is mounted on a horse-drawn carriage rather than a tripod.
This Day in History: May 31, 1902: The Boer War ends
In Pretoria, representatives of Great Britain and the Boer states sign the Treaty of Vereeniging, officially ending the three-and-a-half-year South African Boer War. The Boers, also known as Afrikaners, were the descendants of the original Dutch settlers of southern Africa. Britain took possession of the Dutch Cape colony in 1806 during the Napoleonic wars, sparking resistance from the independence-minded Boers, who resented the Anglicization of South Africa and Britain's anti-slavery…
Louis Botha - Anglo-Boer War
Boer General Louis Botha (1862-1919) First Prime Minister of South Africa
Battle of Magersfontein - The Boer War 1899
The Battle of Magersfontein in The Boer War 1899 Methuen’s disastrous defeat at the hands of Cronje’s Boers, the Highland Brigade suffering severe loss
Boer mounted "commandos" made formidable guerrilla foes of the British Army during the Second Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902.
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Boer War Material Reel 2
Incredible Boer War material from the archive, 1899-1900