by Allan Gordon | Jul 14, 2020 | Anniversaries, Deaths, South African War 1899 - 1902
President Paul Kruger died on 14 July 1904 in Clarens, Switzerland at the age of 78. He received no ‘official’ education and his family were part of the Great Trek. He was first elected President of the Transvaal Republic / ZAR on 9 May 1883, and then...
by Allan Gordon | Jul 14, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Zuurvlakte was a farm in the Eastern Cape between Aliwal North and Jamestown. On 14 July 1901 the Connaught Rangers, under the command of Major Moore had to withstand an attack from Boer Commandos of Commandants Fouche and Myburgh. The Boers had entrenched in the...
by Allan Gordon | Jul 11, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902, Uncategorized
With Johannesburg and Pretoria falling so easily to the British, many Boers from the old Transvvaal/ZAR decided to lay down their arms and return to their farms. The Boer Generals had to do something to reverse this sense of despondency so three attacks were planned...
by Allan Gordon | Jul 10, 2020 | Anniversaries, Birthday, South African War 1899 - 1902
Major-General Henry Edward Colvile was born on 10 July 1852 and educated at Eton before entering the military in 1870. He served in the South African War (1899-1900) and saw action at the Battles of Modder River and Magersfontein. He was part of the force that...
by Allan Gordon | Jul 8, 2020 | Anglo Zulu War, Anniversaries, Deaths, South African War 1899 - 1902
Major-General Geoffrey Barton died on 8 July 1922 aged 78. He saw service as Captain in the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879. During the South African War (1899-1902) he saw service in Natal and was involved in all the battles leading up to the Relief of Ladysmith, being...
