The Boer War
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Yes, that is one of the shallow trenches the British soldiers managed tp scrape out on the top of Spion Kop ... if you go visit the site, they used the trench as a mass grave later and just filled it in covering the dead and it's lined with white painted stones ... very eery place indeed.
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9/10 dec 1899, british troops on a train near Stormberg scene of the Battle of Stormberg.
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W. Churchill as a War Correspondent of the Morning Post, during the 2nd Boer War.
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Mahatma Gandhi 1869/1948 (middle row, fifth from the left end) in the Natal Indian Ambulance Corp during the Second Boer War.
Serious looking bunch that.
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Boer commandos, 2nd Boer War.
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Mention of British officers and the fate of some of them.
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At right, W. Churchill as prisoner of war.
W. Churchill joined the British army in 1893 and developed a keen interest in war correspondence. Some of his early literary works were reports on various military campaigns. This led Churchill to work as a war correspondent for The Morning Post, in which he was to cover the occurrences of the Anglo-Boer War in S. Africa. Soon after his arrival in South Africa, he accompanied a scouting expedition on an armored train. The train was ambushed by the Boers and on 15 November 1899, Churchill was captured and imprisoned in a Prisoner of War (POW) camp. He managed to escape, and with the assistance of an English mine manager, made his way to Delagoa Bay. Hailed as a hero in England, Churchill then joined the army that marched on Mafikeng. On his return to England, he published a volume on his experiences during the war in South Africa. Later, Churchill turned his attention to politics, winning a seat in Parliament in the 1906 general election.
The up pic show Churchill as prisoner of war: "Three days after the attack on the armored train, Churchill arrived in Pretoria, the Boer capital, with the other British prisoners of war. Surrounded by curious Boers eager to see the new prisoners, he glared back at them with unconcealed hatred and resentment. Although he respected the enemy on the battlefield, the idea that average Boers would have any control over his fate enraged him.â€
W. Churchill joined the British army in 1893 and developed a keen interest in war correspondence. Some of his early literary works were reports on various military campaigns. This led Churchill to work as a war correspondent for The Morning Post, in which he was to cover the occurrences of the Anglo-Boer War in S. Africa. Soon after his arrival in South Africa, he accompanied a scouting expedition on an armored train. The train was ambushed by the Boers and on 15 November 1899, Churchill was captured and imprisoned in a Prisoner of War (POW) camp. He managed to escape, and with the assistance of an English mine manager, made his way to Delagoa Bay. Hailed as a hero in England, Churchill then joined the army that marched on Mafikeng. On his return to England, he published a volume on his experiences during the war in South Africa. Later, Churchill turned his attention to politics, winning a seat in Parliament in the 1906 general election.
The up pic show Churchill as prisoner of war: "Three days after the attack on the armored train, Churchill arrived in Pretoria, the Boer capital, with the other British prisoners of war. Surrounded by curious Boers eager to see the new prisoners, he glared back at them with unconcealed hatred and resentment. Although he respected the enemy on the battlefield, the idea that average Boers would have any control over his fate enraged him.â€
The Battle of Majuba Hill on 27 February 1881 was the final and decisive battle of the First Boer War that was a resounding victory for the Boers.
The British underestimated the fighting ability and determination of the Boers and made fatal errors at the Battle of Majuba Hill in 1881.
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The British underestimated the fighting ability and determination of the Boers and made fatal errors at the Battle of Majuba Hill in 1881.
Battle of Majuba Hill - Wikipedia
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A sectional view of a typical Boer entrenchment used during the Second Boer War, c. 1900.
