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Boer War 1899-1902
- Who fought and why?
- BRITAIN
- GOLD DISCOVERED IN THE TRANSVAAL - 1886
- GOLD
- GOLD
- Power and influence was at stake - CHAMBERLAIN
"what is now at stake is the position of Great
Britian..."
- IMPERIALISM
- IMPERIALISM
- GOLD VS. IMPERIALSIM
- 12th OCTOBER 1899 - BOER ULTIMATEM
- Boers declined it and war ensued!
- Boers declined it and war ensued!
- GOLD DISCOVERED IN THE TRANSVAAL - 1886
- BOERS - ORANGE FREE STATE
- Dutch immigrants that had
colonised South Africa
- The allure of gold in the Transvaal
meant that they would have greater
wealth and power so wanted to
protect their land from the British
- The Boers has been controlled
by the British in 1802 and since
then had dispised the
imperialistic view that they had
and the governance which was
inforce in South Africa at that
time
- Dutch immigrants that had
colonised South Africa
- BRITAIN
- Cardwell Reforms 1870-71
- The PURCHASE SYSTEM was
ABOLISHED in favour of
promotion by merit
- PEACETIME FLOGGING WAS ABOLISHED
- Soliders could choose to spend time
in the reserves rather then in regular
service
- ALL MILITARY DEPARTMENTS were
combined under the leadership of the WAR
OFFICE
- How successful were they?
- Responsibilty remained confused
and no chief of staff was
appointed
- The army lost more men than
gained through the short term
enlistment programme
- Responsibilty remained confused
and no chief of staff was
appointed
- The PURCHASE SYSTEM was
ABOLISHED in favour of
promotion by merit
- Important figures
- Richard Burton Holdane
- He was a LIBERAL MP
- As a SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR from 1905-12,
he reformed the British Army to the point that he
was considered as one of the 'greatest military
reformers' in British History
- Brilliant Lawyer
- He was a LIBERAL MP
- Winston Churchill
- He travelled to South Africa in 1899 to report on the war
- Escaped being captured and
went to NATAL. There he was
made Lieutenant in the South
Africa Light Horse
- THROUGH CHURCHILLS WORK FOR THE
MORNING POST THE DEFICIENCIES OF THE
BRITISH FORCES WERE REVEALED TO THE WORLD
- He travelled to South Africa in 1899 to report on the war
- Robert Baden-Powell
- FOUNDED SCOUTING
- Was involved in the seige of Mafeking
- SUCCESFULLY DEFENDED MAFEKING IN THAT SEIGE
- SUCCESFULLY DEFENDED MAFEKING IN THAT SEIGE
- FOUNDED SCOUTING
- Richard Burton Holdane
- How Was The War Fought
- Battles
- BLACK WEEK
- Seige of MAKEKING
- seige of Ladysmith
- Spion Kop
- BLACK WEEK
- SCORTCHED EARTH POLICY
- Policy of BURNING LAND and
PROPERTY to stop the Boers and mainly
thier GUIRLLA WARFARE
- Killing livestock
- WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE
KEPT ON CONCENTRATIONS CAMPS
- SEPTEMBER 1900 - 11,000 PEOPLE
- SEPTEMBER 1900 - 11,000 PEOPLE
- Policy of BURNING LAND and
PROPERTY to stop the Boers and mainly
thier GUIRLLA WARFARE
- Guerilla warfare
- Type of warfare that is small
groups of military and
civilisan individuals using
tactics such as:
- AMBUSHING
- SABOTAGE
- RAIDS
- Hit-and-run tactics
- AMBUSHING
- Type of warfare that is small
groups of military and
civilisan individuals using
tactics such as:
- Battles
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