Today in the History of the Boer Wars
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 53 of 53
1838-12-16 - Boers beat Zulu chieftain Dingaan in South Africa
1880-12-08 - 5,000 armed Boers gather in Paardekraal South-Africa
1881-01-28 - Battle at Laing's Neck Natal: Boers beat superior powered British
1881-02-07 - Battle at Ingogo, Transvaal: Boers beat superior British forces
1881-02-27 - Battle at Amajuba, S Afr: Boers vs Brit army under Gen Colley
1881-03-23 - Boers & Britain sign peace accord; end 1st Boer war
1881-08-03 - Boers signs Convention of Pretoria: Transvaal semi-autonomous
1899-10-11 - South African Boers declare war on Great Britain
1899-10-12 - South Africa Boer Republic declares war on England
1899-10-20 - Battle at Talana Hill Natal: British army vs Boers
1899-10-21 - Battle at Elandslaagte Natal: (Boers vs British army)
1899-10-24 - Battle at Rietfontein, South Africa: Boers vs British army
1899-10-30 - Battle at Ladysmith Natal: Boers beat lt-general Whites army
1899-11-02 - Boers begin siege of Ladysmith Natal
1899-11-09 - Boerenaanval up Ladysmith, Natal, attack
1899-11-22 - -23] Battle at Willow Grange, Natal (British vs Boer army)
1899-11-28 - Battle of Mud river (Boer general. Cronjé beats British gen Methuen)
1899-12-10 - Battle at Storm Berge South Africa - Boers vs British army
1899-12-15 - Battle at Colenso, South Africa (Boers-British army)
1899-12-23 - British Fieldmarshall Lord Roberts departs Southampton to South Africa for the 2nd Boer War
1900-01-06 - Boers attack at Ladysmith, about 1,000 killed or injured
1900-01-24 - Battle at Tugela-Spionkop, South Africa (Boers vs British army)
1900-01-29 - Boers under Joubert beat English at Spionkop Natal, 2,000 killed
1900-02-06 - Battle at Vaalkrans, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)
1900-02-22 - Battle at Wynne's Hill, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)
1900-02-23 - Battle at Hart's Hill, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)
1900-02-27 - Boer General Cronjé surrenders to English in Pardenberg, South-Africa
1900-03-10 - Battle at Driefontein, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)
1900-04-04 - British garrison of Reddersberg surrenders to Boer general De Wet
1900-05-12 - Boer attack under Sarel Eloff, about 70 killed
1900-06-07 - Boer general Christian de Law occupiers British train depot Roodewal
1900-07-11 - Boer general De la Rey captures Scots Greys & Lincolns
1900-07-31 - Boer Generals Prinsloo & Roux surrenders in Brandwater Basin
1900-08-27 - Battle at Bergendal: Gen Buller beats Boer general Botha
1900-11-06 - Battle at Bothaville: gen-mjr Charles Knox beats Boers
1900-12-16 - Boer army under gen Kritzinger take Cape colony
1901-01-31 - Boer general John Smuts & De la Rey conqueror Mud river Transvaal
1901-08-12 - Boer general Kritzinger driven out of Cape colony
1901-09-03 - Boer General Smuts enters Kiba Drift in Cape Colony
1901-09-17 - Battle at Blood River Port: Boer Gen Botha beats mjr Goughs cavalry
1901-09-17 - Battle at Elands River Port: Boer Gen Smuts destroys unit 17th Lancers
1901-09-26 - Boer General Botha fails to capture Fort Itala in Natal
1901-10-30 - Battle at Bakenlaagte: lt-col Bensons unit vs Boers
1901-12-16 - Boer general Kritzinger captured
1901-12-25 - Battle at Tweefontein Orange-Free state: Boers surprise attack Brits
1902-02-24 - Battle at Yzer Spruit: Boer general De la Rey beats British
1902-03-07 - Boers beat British troop in Tweebosch Transvaal
1902-05-19 - Great Britain & Boers resume peace talks in Pretoria
1902-05-31 - Boer War Ends; Treaty of Unity signed, Britain annexes Transvaal
1902-12-31 - Boers & British army sign peace treaty
1910-09-15 - Boers & Afrikaners win 1st general elections in Union of South-Africa
1914-10-13 - Pro-German Boers begin opposition of British authority in South Africa
1955-10-26 - British troops occupy Saudi-Arabic oil field at Boeraimi
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 6 of 6
1825-10-10 - Paulus Kruger, Pres of South African Republic (1883), Boer leader
1832-09-30 - Frederick Sleigh "Bobs" Roberts, Brit gov of Natal (Ireland-Boer war)
1854-10-07 - Christiaan R de Wet, South African rebel leader, politician and general in the Boer War
1899-12-06 - Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith
1906-07-09 - Beene Dubbelboer, Dutch writer (Secret Resistance)
1910-03-16 - Martijn Lijnema, boer/resistance fighter (WW II)
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 10 of 10
1853-07-23 - Andries Pretorius, Boer leader (b. 1798)
1899-12-11 - Andrew Wauchope, British Major-General, dies in Battle of Magersfontein in the Boer war, South Africa. Another British Major, The Marquess of Winchester also killed.
1901-10-30 - ... Opperman, South African Boer general (Spy), killed in battle
1902-01-17 - Gideon Scheepers, South Africa Boer leader, executed
1902-04-11 - ... Potgieter, South African Boer general, dies in battle
1911-02-04 - Peter A "Piet" Cronje, South Africa Boer general, dies at about 75
1911-02-05 - Petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies
1914-09-15 - Jacobus Herculas de la Rey, [Uncle Chose], Boer general, dies at 66
1922-02-03 - Christiaan R de Wet, South African Boer general, dies at 67
1928-01-30 - Douglas Haig, Brit fieldmarshal (Sudan/Boer war/WW I), dies at 66
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