At the turn of the 20 th century, the Boer War held all the promise of noble and heroic adventure for thousands of young ...

Britain only had a small, though well-trained regular army. The Second Boer War lasted three years and the British needed to enlist more recruits. Many British men volunteered. During the war ...

The Second Boer War lasted three years and the British needed to enlist more recruits. Many British men volunteered. During the war, the British army experienced great difficulty in finding fit ...

As far back as the Second Boer War of 1899-1902 ... a dozen companies were commissioned to produce watches for the British military. These companies included Jaeger-LeCoultre, Longines and ...

The entire British Army would be devastated in "six months to a year" in a major war – underlining the importance of rebuilding the UK's reserve forces, a defence minister has said. Al Carns ...

Britain waged war against Dutch settlers in South Africa ... volunteers overseas but the volunteers would be paid by the British army and be under British control. In the early 1900s, prominent ...

James Unkles said the council's decision not to honour the Boer War soldier on the memorial ... an irregular unit linked to the British Army. While defenders maintain that the executed men were ...