Boer POW camps in India
The British took over 25,000 Boer prisoners of war and shipped them to other colonies,…
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How India Helped Britain Win its ‘Dirty’ War in South Africa
On the last day of May in 1902 one of Britain’s most bitter imperial wars…
Anglo-Boer war whistle-blower Emily Hobhouse celebrated in Cornish home
Series of events mark 165th anniversary of birth of forgotten pacifist who exposed conditions in…
Wreath laying to commemorate lives lost during Anglo-Boer war
The Alberton Voortrekkers, a cultural organization rooted in Afrikaner heritage, held a wreath-laying ceremony to…
president kruger funeral
Paul Kruger, former president of the South African Republic (Transvaal), died in exile in Switzerland…
Day of the Vow “Geloftedag” or “Dingaansdag,”
The Day of the Vow, known in Afrikaans as “Geloftedag” or “Dingaansdag,” was historically a…
Young boers returning home from Wentworth Camp in Durban after the war in July 1902.
while Wentworth itself didn’t see major battles during the Boer War, its location near Durban…
boer war facts
The Anglo Boer War, a remarkable chapter in history, reveals astonishing and often overlooked facts…
The Gun used by many or most of the Boers
Possibly the most important item of equipment the Voortrekkers took with them was their gun,or…
Colonel Graham (Grahamstown), Warrant of Payment
In 1812 John Graham undertook the task which was to define his military career, he was sent…
Sandsteen klubhuis by Pilgrim’s Rest golfbaan.
Voorheen laerskool Lindleyspoort, Swartruggens omgewing.
BRITISH COMPENSATION to BOERS was a PALTRY £9
BRITISH COMPENSATION to BOERS was a PALTRY £9 ………. The Anglo-Boer War Concentration Camps –…
Concentration camps in the South African War? Here are the real facts
More than a century after 48 000 people died in concentration camps in what’s known…
Irish boers
Veldkornet Alfred Thring (The Irish-Afrikaner) and his happy-go-lucky commando in Natal..ABW He is standing on…
What’s in a South African name? From Krotoa to Van der Stel
Saddled with the burden of apartheid and colonial-slanted textbooks, South Africans have tended to take…
Unlikely friendship between egocentric, self-driven men
When, on September 4, 1939, Jan Smuts exulted in – only narrowly – winning…
Dundee’s Lost Tales: Where foes rest in peace
It is Heritage Month and the ideal time to pay respects to those ‘lost graves’…
Photos-reveal-plight-Afrikaners-concentration-camps
Inside Britain’s concentration camps: Harrowing photographs reveal the plight of thousands of Afrikaners detained in…
Dispersed True Israel
This Ensign or Flag represents the 12 tribes of Dispersed True Israel. The dark blue…