Crowds lined the streets to watch the procession and hear the tributes paid by dignitaries to a woman the South Africans called an angel: Emily Hobhouse. Emily who has always been the reaction in this ...

AS Australia stood on the brink of nationhood in the late 1890s, it also became involved in armed conflict for the first time. The Boer War of 1899-1902 set the British against the two Boer republics: ...

An imperial war and the British working class; working-class attitudes and reactions to the Boer War, 1899-1902 by Price, Richard, 1944- Publication date 1972 Topics South African War, 1899-1902 -- ...

A prisoner-of-war band. Credit: Exiled in Shahjahanpur India: The Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902, by Laeticia Smit There were other commendations too.

The Bolton presenter was gifted a medal that his grandfather had received from fighting in the Boer War (1899-1902). Paddy found out about his grandfather's heroics when he took part in the BBC ...

The Norwich South African memorial was built in 1904 to commemorate those who lost their lives during the Second Boer War between October 11, 1899 and May 31, 1902. Hundreds gathered at the unveiling ...

In 1899, a unique artillery shell bearing a plum cake and Christmas greetings marked a truce during the Boer War in Ladysmith, South Africa. This historical artifact, now housed at Jabalpur's AOC ...

The town was under prolonged siege during the Boer War of 1899. On December 27, a shell fired from a 10-pounder gun landed at the ordnance field park of the town.

Tynemouth Tynemouth "delighted" over Boer War memorial restoration The memorial in the village green is set for reflection ahead of Remembrance Sunday Comments Austen Shakespeare 15:49, 25 Oct 2024 ...

Analysis - The 125th anniversary of the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 is marked on 11 October 2024. Also known as the South African War or the Second Boer War, the brutal conflict between the ...

Boer goals in the 1899-1902 war were closely related to preserving independence and culture. Neither goal took much account of native Black populations.