The Anglo Boer war in South Africa
The year is 1899 and the preamble to the Anglo Boer war was about to begin. Queen Victoria had just recently celebrated her Diamond Jubilee. The British Empire was at the top of its power…
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“Scorched Earth” (Anglo-Boer War) documentary (2000, South Africa)
Published on Sep 7, 2015 Classical European colonialism was not a simple white vs black story. Whites were divided and numerous “white” countries were colonies of others (including Ireland, Poland and Ukraine). Black soldiers…
The Boer War Remembered
By Mark Weber The Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 was more than the first major military clash of the 20th century. Pitting as it did the might of the globe-girdling British Empire, backed by international…