Africa During the Scramble: Avenging Majuba By Gary Oswald.William Ewart Gladstone, four-time Prime Minister of the UK, was an imperialist. He oversaw the largest empire to ever exist and that empire expanded during his time in charge. In parti...

Gary Oswald ( @garyoswald.bsky.social ) 's series on the #ScrambleForAfrica covers the leadup to the Second #BoerWar, also known as the #SouthAfricanWar. #Africa #History #AfricanHistory www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/africa-...

British troops entering Bloemfontein.

13 March 1900: Following the Battle of Paardeberg, British forces occupied #Bloemfontein during the Second Boer War. #History #SouthAfrica #BoerWar

A pretty good summation of the South African war in January 1901, courtesy of the Roscommon Herald (19 Jan p.1) #CartoonHistory #BoerWar #Kitchener #Gulliver #BNA

The Relief of Ladysmith by John Henry Bacon

28 February 1900: The "Siege of Ladysmith" was lifted. #History #SouthAfrica #BoerWar

Harry "Breaker" Morant

Peter Handcock

27 February 1902: Australian soldiers Harry "Breaker" Morant and Peter Handcock were executed in Pretoria for war crimes. #History #BoerWar

#FlashbackFriday to a time when printing a loved-one's photograph onto a handkerchief was a way to show you cared! This wonderful artifact shows Private J Dymond, 1st Battalion, Welsh Regiment, in 1900.
#collection #history #collectioncloseup #museum #boerwar #victoriansoldier #rememberance

It shows the tombstone of Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein in Pretoria.

Also:

In 1900, typhoid claimed his life. He was only 33.

Unlike most British royals, he was not brought back to Britain for burial at St George's Chapel. He was laid to rest in Pretoria, where he had been serving.

#Victorian #BoerWar #royals #history #historian

#OTD On Feb 15, 1900, during the Second Boer War, British troops under Lt-Gen John French broke the 124-day Siege of Kimberley. His cavalry relieved the diamond-rich town, defended by Col. Kekewich and Cecil Rhodes, ending months of Boer shelling and hardships that claimed hundreds
#history #boerwar

14 February 1900: British forces began the Battle of the Tugela Heights in an effort to lift the Siege of Ladysmith. #History #BoerWar

#Timefortea - this photograph from 1900 shows soldiers of the South Wales Borderers taking a well-earned break during the Boer War in South Africa.

#history #boerwar #photography #archive #collection #museum

A sepia postcard photo of a soldier in early 20th century British military uniform. He is standing in front of a photographic studio background screen. He has long service stripes on his left sleeve, and his cap lies on a tall narrow square table on spindly legs. The cap badge is Kings Royal Rifles Regiment. His right hand rest on the table near it. He is an older man, in his late 40s or 50s. He holds a swagger stick in his left hand and has shiny black boots.

Question for #WWI, #BoerWar and late 19th century British military uniform experts.

This is my gg-grandfather. Born 1854, he served with KRRC in South Africa & other places, before discharging 1897. Mil record shows he reenlisted 1899 for 2yrs in a Royal Reserve Regiment during Boer War. (cont)

Graves and memorials to those who died at Spion Kop.

24 January 1900: The Battle of Spion Kop ended in defeat for a British force attempting to break the Siege of Ladysmith. #History #BoerWar #SpionKop

23 January 1900: The Battle of Spion Kop began. #History #BoerWar

a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair with his hands in the air . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair with his hands in the air .

#Trump repeatedly mentions he all alone has stopped 8 wars, which is why he deserves the #NobelPeacePrize and not just the #FIFAPeacePrize. However, I can only remember the #AmericanCivilWar, the #BoerWar, #WWI, the #SpanishCivilWar, #WWII, the #KoreanWar and the #VietnamWar. I forgot which one?

#WarMemorial #BoerWar

#WarMemorial #BoerWar

Managed to get this for a steal. This is what all the jingoistic kids of 1900 were blowing their noses with. Looking to get it framed as I have a fair amount to say about it in my PhD. Does anyone know any good framers of vintage snotrags? #BoerWar #Kipling #Conservation #framers #SouthAfricaWar

Where Penn Symonds who he reckoned had made an enormous difference to the Leicestershire regiment's fighting abilities was killed #BoerWar

The UK is a pioneer of brutal #ConcentrationCamps for civilians. #ThisDayInHistory in 1900, #LordKitchener proclaimed that surrendering #BoerWar fighters could live safely in state camps. The next day he gave orders to round up the population and to starve families of militants.

16 December 1880: Outbreak of the First Boer War between the Boer South African Republic and the British Empire. #History #BoerWar

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1901, #AlfredMilner admitted Britain's inhumane #ConcentrationCamps from the #BoerWar were monstrous. 28,000 Afrikaners & 20,000 black Africans died in them; 22,000 were children. #LordMilner stayed in government until 1921, still overseeing the colonies.

A memorial to the South African War 1899-1902 in Hertford, listing those who served in the 4th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, Hertfordshire Imperial Yeomanry and the 1st (Hertfordshire) Volunteer Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.

In Hertford today to take the offspring to the theatre, and my eye was caught by this memorial to the men of the town who served, and a few who died, in service during the #BoerWar, a conflict that is almost completely forgotten today. #history

South African War -1899–1902 - Prince Albert Daily Herald Veteran Affairs Canada, Submitted The South African War was a conflict between the British Empire and Dutch settlers, known as the Boers. It was fought in southern Africa from 1899 to 1902 and is also known as the Boer War. More than 7,000 Canadians volunteered for service alongside the British forces there. Our soldiers served

South African War -1899–1902


#Africa #Boers #BoerWar #BritishEmpire #CommunityNewspaper #Dutch #GovernmentOfCanada #history #PADailyHerald #Remembrance #RemembranceDay #ruralroots #SouthAfricanWar #SouthernAfrica #VeteranAffairsCanada #WeWillRemember
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Sketch map showing the positions around Ladysmith in November 1899.

2 November 1899: The siege of #Ladysmith began. It was to last for 118 days. #History #BoerWar

Plaque to commemorate the men of Winchcombe who died in the Boer War

This plaque commemorates those who died in the #BoerWar from Winchcombe #Gloucestershire. It’s very high up on the wall of St Peter’s church so difficult to photograph. Made by the Cotswold Guild of Handicrafts

ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 1902 BOER WAR Military HISTORY British Army MAPS Africa

#books #antiquarian #history #war #BoerWar #SouthAfrica #military #BritishArmy #ArthurConanDoyle #bookauction
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For #TravelTuesday we are on board a ship with the 2nd Battalion, 24th of Foot, heading to South Africa. Here’s A Company embarking for the Boer War, 1899-1902.

#BoerWar #armylife #travel #victoriansoldier #history #museum #archive #photograph #blackandwhite

A new addition to my collection, from 1900: Thankful Tommy. While Pictures of Little Englanders and ABC for Patriots are reasonably known, this is from the same publisher.If it were satire, it would be brilliant-ish, but alas, it was intended to be serious. #HistBookChat #BoerWar #CartoonHistory

Adding further to my claim that 1900 is a vintage year for Political cartoons, this gem from Midland Reporter and Westmeath Nationalist (8 March 1900, p. 5) #PoliticalCartoons #CartoonHistory #SouthAfricanWar #BoerWar #BNA

#WorldCardMakingDay – here's a Christmas card from 1901 made from a piece of khaki uniform and sent home by 3567 Pte W. Walters of the 2nd Battalion, the South Wales Borderers. Pte Walters was serving in South Africa during the Boer War.
#Army #armylife #victoriansoldier #victorian #BoerWar