Magersfontein
A look inside the Museum, at the trenches, the Highland Regiments monument, the Boer Memorial
Diamond Fields Tourism - South Africa Travel Channel 24
The Frances Baard district has a climate favourable for outdoor living with a great number of sunny days throughout the year. This creates the right environment for the region to produce quality export fruit, vegetables and olives. Kimberley is a unique, value for money destination-, a perfect family destination with many educational things to see and do. Guided underground tours of an operational De Beers diamond mine; the old fashioned alluvial and diamond diggings; the Big Hole and Open Mine Museum village; follow the N12 Anglo- Boer War battlefield route from Kimberley and experience the most exciting Anglo-Boer War battlefields in South Africa, including the famous battlefields of Magersfontein and Paardeberg; the Kimberley Ghost Trail is a superb guided tour of the haunted corners of Kimberley; Township Wonders - the famous Township Number Two, one of the oldest such locations or townships in South Africa, re-named Galeshewe after Kgosi (Chief) Galeshewe. It gives visitors a glimpse of everyday-life in a township with traditional food and lovely African jazz music that enhances the ambience of a truly wonderful township experience.. The Kimberley Archaeology Tour uncovers a wealth of significant rock art and archaeological sites at the McGregor Museum. It displays the last 3 million years of Northern Cape history through various unique stone age and rock engraving sites, including the Wildebeest Kuil Rock Art Centre.
Major Battles that Shaped the Anglo Boer War
A war correspondent’s report on the major battles that shaped the Anglo Boer War. These were among the bloodiest battles of that war. The war from 1899 to 1902 was fought between the British Empire and two Boer states over Britain's influence in South Africa. Winston Churchill was a war correspondent for the Morning Post and was captured by the Boers near the town of Ladysmith. Battle reenactments are incorporated in the history documentary.
CHAPTERS
1. War declared between Boers and British 00:00:24
2. Deneys Reitz author of ‘Commando’ 00:00:47
3. Boers cross the Buffalo River into Natal 00:01:06
4. Colonel Baden-Powell 00:01:26
5. Boers advance on Mafeking 00:01:30
6. Boers in force around Dundee 00:01:39
7. Battle of Talana 00:02:08
8. Death of Maj. General W. Penn-Symons 00:02:58
9. Major General French 00:03:45
10. Battle of Elandslaagte 00:04:11
11. Long Tom Canon 00:04:58
12. Siege of Ladysmith 00:05:27
13. War correspondent Winston Churchill 00:05:34
14. Mahatma Gandhi stretcher bearer 00:05:36
15. Armoured train captured by Boers 00:06:22
16. Capture of Winston Churchill 00:06:49
17. Battle of Willow Grange 00:07:42
18. General Buller – Battle of Colenso 00:08:15
19. General Botha 00:08:26
20. Lieutenant F. Roberts mortally wounded 00:09:02
21. General White 00:09:35
22. Battle of Spion Kop 00:09:49
23. Graves at Spion Kop 00:11:08
24. Battle of Valkrans 00:11:38
25. Churchill reports in the Morning Post 00:11:59
26. Battle of Wagon Hill 00:12:30
27. Battle of Tugelal Heights 00:13:38
28. Relief of Ladysmtith 00:14:35
Boer War...Magersfontein Hill
Aview from the top of the hill, and veld as the Boers/British would have seen
and the memorials
Anglo-Boer War: A Black Week for the British army
South Africa
10th - 17th December 1899
At the close of 1899 the might of the British Empire went to war with the small Boer armies of the republics of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State in South Africa.
It was going to be a quick victory.
Within weeks the British forces were driven back and besieged in the towns of Mafeking, Kimberley and Ladysmith and the road to Cape Town - and defeat - lay open.
The British government scrambled to assemble a new and much bigger force and on arrival in Cape Town the army was split into three columns each lead by an experienced general. They set off to relieve the besieged towns.
But in a single week (10-17 December 1899) each column was defeated at with nearly 3 000 British casualties making this a “Black Week” for the British Army.
These three battles – Stormberg, Magersfontein and Colenso – shook late-Victorian Britain.
Dr Spencer Jones of Wolverhampton University tells the story of Black Week - the battles, the generals and the mistakes.
Kimberley West End Cemetery
Many interesting graves, including Lt/Colonel Northcott, Sert/Major Newdigate, Goifer Lt. Freddie Tait, Capt. Majendie, Lt/Col Keith Falconer, Midshipman Huddart and other men of HMS Doris & HMS Monarch and memorials to the men who died in local battles such as Magersfontein
Dundee Diehards Magersfontein 2015
Dundee Diehards at Magersfontein with the bittereinder Kommando.
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Matjiesfontein Andy Wauchope's monument
This is where we find the impressive memorial that marks the grave of Major General Andy Wauchope who died at Magersfontein.
Modder River Blockhouse
A close look inside the blockhouse
The Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902)
From 1899 to 1902 a war between Farmers, commonly known as Boers, and soldiers of the British Empire waged over South Africa. The British (also known as the Kaki’s) fought unsuccessfully against the Boer snipers and militias. The Great British Empire needed 3 years to defeat an army that was smaller in size than the population of Brighton. To make matters even worse for the British, the initial phase of the war, saw Boer militias claiming success after success, resulting in some serious doubt and embarrassment among the British.
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Time Codes:
0:49 Historical Background
4:09 Three Phases of War
7:35 The British Counter-offensive
10:47 Guerilla Warfare
15:54 Boer Insurrection
18:19 British Concentration Camps
20:45 Nearing the end
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South African History 1652 -1902 Culminating in the Anglo Boer War & Battle at Spion Kop
Online history video on the battle of Spion Kop, the bloodiest battle of the Anglo Boer War in South Africa 1899 - 1902, where Winston Churchill reported that up to seven bombs per minute were landing on top of the Spion Kop mountain with massive clouds of orange lydite and that the British soldiers in the trenches were being blown to atoms. Known as the 'Acre of Massacre', it remains the smallest piece of ground on which more men lost their lives in a single battle than any battle fought anywhere in the world… and it is here, witnessing what the human race was capable of, that the seeds of Mahatma Gandhi’s passive resistance took root. Leading up to this moment in history are some of South Africa’s major historical events going as far back as 1652, including:
The arrival of the first settlers in South Africa and the origins of the Afrikaner people
Conflicts in the history of South Africa: 1652 – 1902
Black/White and British/Boer conflicts in South Africa: 1652 – 1902.
The British after burning many Boer farms set up concentration camps where disease was rampant which resulted in 29 000 Afrikaners and over 20 000 black people; men, woman and children dying in these camps.
Presented by South African Military Historian Ray Heron from Spion Kop Lodge and produced by Tekweni TV Productions tekweni@iafrica.com
Video Chapters:
1. Arrival of Jan van Riebeeck 00:00:00
2. 1820 British Settlers 00:02:03
3. Nguni People migrate south from central Africa 00:02:47
4. Khoi People 00:03:37
5.The Great Trek 00:06:15
6. King Dingane and Piet Retief 00:08:37
7. Battle of Blood River (Ncome River) 00:11:06
8. Discovery of Diamonds in Kimberley 00:13:21
9. Anglo Zulu War 00:14:10
10. Discovery of Gold in the Transvaal 00:15:02
11 Transvaal War of Independence 00:15:55
12. Battle of Majuba 00:16:03
13. Discovery of Gold on the Witwatersrand 00:17:28
14. Paul Kruger 00:18:09
15. Cecil John Rhodes 00:18:57
16. Jameson Raid 00:19:23
17. Lord Alfred Milner meets with Paul Kruger 00:22:01
18. Start of the Anglo Boer War 00:24:45
19. First of the Modern Wars 00:27:22
20. Talana – First Battle 00:29:21
21. Siege of Ladysmith 00:29:56
22. General Buller 00:30:28
23. Battle of Colenso 00:31:32
24. Field conditions and British troop movements
for the Relief of Ladysmith 00:34:15
25. Earl of Dundonald 00:36:30
26. Sir Charles Warren at Trichardt’s Drift 00:38:07
27. General Woodgate 00:39:49
28. Major Alexander Thornycraft 00:40:07
29. British troop preparation for the capture of
Spion Kop 00:40:35
30. Battle of Spion Kop 00:44:04
31. Eastern side of Spion Kop 00:47:54
32. Position of British at Spion Kop 00:48:48
33. Winston Churchill 00:49:59
34. British with fixed bayonets storm Boer positions 00:50:31
35. General Woodgate mortally wounded 00:51:35
36. Naval guns fire from Mount Alice 00:52:22
37. General Thornycraft promoted to rank of
Brigadier 00:54:01
38. Trenches 00:54:57
39. Boer General Prinsloo 00:55:55
40. Denys Reitz’s book ‘Commando’ 00:55:59
41. General Botha regroups retreating Boers 00:56:34
42. Robert Riddel leads men to Twin Peaks 00:57:11
43. Boers and British retreat in opposite directions
and Spion Kop considered Boer Victory 00:58:10
44. Battle of Vaal Kranz 00:59:05
45. Battle of Tugela Heights 00:59:21
46. Relief of Ladysmith 00:59:33
47. Fascinating facts of 3 men at Spion Kop 00:59:56
48. Louis Botha becomes first Prime Minster
of the Union of South Africa 01:00:1846. Winston
49. Churchill 01:00:24
50. Mahatma Gandhi serving as a stretcher bearer 01:00:31
51. Acre of Massacre Memorial 01:00:49
52. Burning of Boer Farms 01:02:28
53. Boer Woman and Children taken to camps 01:02:31
54. Block houses built to defeat Boers
(bitter-enders) who continued to fight 01:03:18
3D Stereoscopic Photos of British Artillery During the Boer War (1900)
A collection of animated stereoscopic photos of British artillery during the Second Boer War. All were published in 1900 by photography firm Underwood and Underwood.
Source: Rijksmuseum.
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Spioenkop,2000
Another look at Spioenkop and its monuments, improved for the Centenary.
The Hunt for Anglo Boer War Relics - BLUE whale found!
I still need to find my WHITE whale, but I managed to find the BLUE one!
This is the sixth visit to this incredibly difficult-to-detect site. It has very shallow soil with a solid rock bank, about 4 to 10 inches below the surface. It is also extremely mineralised, so getting to know the signals is hard work.
I will be focussing on this site for the next few hunts.
Location detail:
The outskirts of town, near a museum. Used to be a fort and housed loads and loads of soldiers for about 6 weeks during 1900. I went there to spot-check the area and started finding items relating to the Anglo Boer War of 1899.
Battle of Colenso
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Photos of British Casualties During the Second Boer War: Part 2 (1900)
A collection of photographs of British Army soldiers who were wounded, captured, taken ill, and possibly died during the Second Boer War. From issues of the magazine Black and White Budget published in 1900.
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SECOND BOER WAR - WikiVidi Documentary
The Second Boer War was fought between the British Empire and two Boer states, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, over the Empire's influence in South Africa. It is also known variously as the Boer War, Anglo-Boer War, South African War or Anglo-Boer South African War. Initial Boer attacks were successful, and though British reinforcements later reversed these, the war continued for years with Boer guerrilla warfare, until harsh British counter-measures brought them to terms. The war started with Britain overconfident and under-prepared. The Boers were very well armed and struck first, besieging Ladysmith, Kimberley, and Mafeking in early 1900, and winning important battles at Colenso, Magersfontein and Stormberg. Staggered, Britain brought in large numbers of soldiers and fought back. General Redvers Buller was replaced by Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener. They relieved the three besieged cities, and invaded the two Boer republics in late 1900. The onward marches ...
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Shortcuts to chapters:
00:03:46: Name
00:04:26: Origins
00:09:30: Phases
00:12:15: Background
00:16:01: Jameson Raid
00:20:33: Escalation and war
00:21:02: Arming the Boers
00:22:10: British case for war
00:24:48: Negotiations fail
00:27:27: First phase: The Boer offensive October–December 1899)
00:27:55: Boer organization and skills
00:31:19: Boers besiege Ladysmith, Mafeking and Kimberley
00:37:32: First British relief attempts
00:42:30: Second phase: The British offensive of January to September 1900
00:55:43: POWs sent overseas
00:57:03: Oath of neutrality
00:57:30: Third phase: Guerrilla war September 1900 – May 1902)
01:00:31: British response
01:04:06: Peace committees
01:04:56: Joiners
01:05:13: Orange Free State
01:06:49: Western Transvaal
01:09:05: Eastern Transvaal
01:10:36: Cape Colony
01:13:29: Nonwhite roles
01:15:25: Concentration camps 1900–1902)
01:18:59: Public opinion and political opposition
01:22:24: The Fawcett Commission
01:26:38: Kitchener's policy and the post-war debate
01:29:54: The end of the war
01:34:21: Aftermath and analysis
01:37:46: Union of South Africa
01:39:20: Effect of the war on domestic British politics
01:42:01: Horses
01:43:22: Imperial involvement
01:46:08: Australia
01:49:34: Canada
01:53:44: New Zealand
01:55:02: South Africa
01:57:16: Notable people involved in the Boer War
02:01:28: Victoria Cross recipients
02:03:56: Final overview
02:07:43: Did the British deliberate on the use of encampments?
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The Second Boer War (11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902) was fought between the British Empire and two Boer states, the South African Republic (Republic of Transvaal) and the Orange Free State, over the Empire's influence in South Africa. It is also known variously as the Boer War, Anglo-Boer War, or South African War. Initial Boer attacks were successful, and although British reinforcements later reversed these, the war continued for years with Boer guerrilla warfare, until harsh British counter-measures brought them to terms.
The war started with the British overconfident and under-prepared. The Boers were very well armed and struck first, besieging Ladysmith, Kimberley, and Mahikeng in early 1900, and winning important battles at Colenso, Magersfontein and Stormberg. Staggered, the British brought in large numbers of soldiers and fought back. General Redvers Buller was replaced by Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener. They relieved the three besieged cities, and invaded the two Boer republics in late 1900. The onward marches of the British Army, well over 400,000 men, were so overwhelming that the Boers did not fight staged battles in defence of their homeland. The British quickly seized control of all of the Orange Free State and Transvaal, as the civilian leadership went into hiding or exile. In conventional terms, the war was over. The British officially annexed the two countries in 1900. Back home, Britain's Conservative government wanted to capitalize on this success and use it to maneuver an early general election, dubbed a khaki election to give the government another six years of power in London. British military efforts were aided by Cape Colony, the Colony of Natal and some native African allies, and further supported by volunteers from the British Empire, including Southern Africa, the Australian colonies, Canada, India and New Zealand. All other nations were neutral, but public opinion in them was largely hostile to the British. Inside the UK and its Empire there also was significant opposition to the Second Boer War.
The Boers refused to surrender. They reverted to guerrilla warfare under new generals Louis Botha, Jan Smuts, Christiaan de Wet and Koos de la Rey. Two more years of surprise attacks and quick escapes followed. As guerrillas without uniforms, the Boer fighters easily blended into the farmlands, which provided hiding places, supplies, and horses. The UK's solution was to set up complex nets of block houses, strong points, and barbed wire fences, partitioning off the entire conquered territory. The civilian farmers were relocated into concentration camps, where very large proportions died of disease, especially the children, who mostly lacked immunities. Then British mounted infantry units systematically tracked down the highly mobile Boer guerrilla units. The battles at this stage were small operations with few combat casualties (most of the dead were victims of disease). The war ended in surrender and British terms with the Treaty of Vereeniging in May 1902. The British successfully won over the Boer leaders, who now gave full support to the new political system. Both former republics were incorporated into the Union of South Africa in 1910, as part of the British Empire.