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

The Napoleonic, Crimean and Boer Wars, the Indian campaigns followed by the First World War and ensuing major 20 th century British armed conflicts (18 different campaign medals were issued in the ...

A commemoration was held in Drakensberg on Friday to mark the 125th anniversary of the Battle of SpionKop and honour the ...

The Spion Kop anniversary underlines the potential of heritage sites to create jobs and foster cultural and economic growth ...

Spioenkop is one of 82 battlefields, museums, old fortifications and places of remembrance that form part of the Battlefields ...

Lance Corporal William Burton was inspired to follow in the footsteps of his father, also called William, who had served with ...

After receiving reinforcements until his army in Natal comprised 19,000 infantry ... On 11th October 1899, the Second Boer War broke out between the British Empire and the two Boer states, the ...

During the Boer War Birdwood served on Lord Kitchener's staff ... He was succeeded by Lieutenant General John Monash in May 1918 and took command of the British 5th Army, but still retained command ...

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In brutal contrast, the war opened with one of the greatest disasters ever suffered by a British army, when a Zulu surprise ... is promptly pounced on by Adendorff, a Boer: "What the hell do ...

has laid out the full extent of British military involvement in Israel’s war on Gaza and called on the UK government to bring its collaboration with the Israeli military to an end. Released on ...