The Armchair Historian on MSN
Surprising gold find that sparked a bloody war
Explore the critical events leading to the Second Boer War, from gold discoveries to failed diplomatic efforts. Understand ...
The Boer war involved three networks of concentration camps. Boer (white) camps with women and children totalling around 115,000. Black camps with men, women and children totalling around 115,000, and ...
A short article from South African History Online about the role of black soldiers and workers in the second Boer war. The South African War of 1899-1902 was essentially a 'White mans' war, fought to ...
William Westbury's service to his country began the same year his country became a nation: 1901. On January 1, the various colonies joined together in an Australian federation, and a few months later, ...
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Soldier who was shot in eight places said he "enjoyed the war"
According to the Wikipedia entry for British Army officer Adrian Carton de Wiart, he "was shot in the face, head, stomach, groin, ankle, leg, hip, and ear" across the Boer War, First World War, and ...
A 126-year-old Cadbury chocolate bar issued during the Second Boer War in 1900 is expected to fetch hundreds of pounds at auction. Cadbury, along with other chocolatiers, was commissioned by Queen ...
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