The Siege of Kimberley During the Anglo-Boer War, Kimberley was besieged by Boer forces for four memorable months, from 14 October 1899 when the railway and telephone lines were cut, isolating theRead More…
14Dec/16
14Dec/16
Anglo-Boer War (part 3)
Anglo-Boer War: Koedoe’sberg Drift on the Riet River is 30 kilometers along the Douglas road. During the Anglo-Boer War era, The battle, between the Highland Brigade in their first engagement after MagersfonteinRead More…
14Dec/16
Anglo-Boer War (Part 2)
Anglo-Boer War : Belmont – Methuen’s first battle, took place on 23 November 1899. Thirty kilometers from the Orange River the British came on the Boers on a twp-ridge stronghold. After aRead More…
12Dec/16
The Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 Kimberley and Diamond Fields (part 1)
Anglo-Boer War conventionally seen as a “White man’s war” fought between Boers and the British, the three bloody, costly years of conflict not only involved all sectors of South Africa’s population butRead More…