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…

An illustration of Boers engaging British forces during the Boer War (1899-1902).

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Artist: James E McConnell (biography) Medium: Watercolour on Board Size: 12" x 13" (310mm x 330mm) Date: 1974 This is the original Watercolour painting by James E McConnell. A fantastic piece by James E. McConnell showing an engagement in the battle for Spion Kop. The battle took place in 1900, the Kop being a hill defended by the British and attacked by 12,000 Boers in the hills beyond. About 1750 British troops died on the hill which became immortalised when Kop became the nickname for…

Spion Kop Battlefield, South Africa Where the Boers Defeated the British. [The Battle of Spion Kop (Dutch: Slag bij Spionkop; Afrikaans: Slag van Spioenkop) was fought about 38 km (24 mi) west-south-west of Ladysmith on the hilltop of Spioenkop(1) along the Tugela River, Natal in South Africa from 23–24 January 1900. It was fought between the South African Republic and the Orange Free State on the one hand and British forces during the Second Boer War campaign to relieve Ladysmith].

Boer mounted "commandos" made formidable guerrilla foes of the British Army during the Second Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902.

Piet Arnoldus Cronjes Boer column taken prisoner, Transvaal, South Africa, Second Boer War , drawing by Adriano Minardi after a photograph by Evelyn Cecil, from LIllustrazione Italiana, Year XXVII,...