During this war, the relief of the town of Kimberley started a rise in fortunes for John French and Douglas "Butcher" Haig. The Fawcett Commission investigated so-called "refugee camps" set up during the last stage of this war, in which diseases such as measles and typhoid ravaged the camp population. A (*) telegram sent by Kaiser Wilhelm II to the State President of one country involved in this war, Paul Kruger, stirred public fury in the other country involved. In this war, a 217-day siege took place at Mafeking, and it was preempted by the Jameson raid. For 10 points, name this conflict between the British and a na
During this war, the relief of the town of Kimberley started a rise in fortunes for John French and Douglas "Butcher" Haig. The Fawcett Commission investigated so-called "refugee camps" set up during the last stage of this war, in which diseases such as measles and typhoid ravaged the camp population. A (*) telegram sent by Kaiser Wilhelm II to the State President of one country involved in this war, Paul Kruger, stirred public fury in the other country involved. In this war, a 217-day siege took place at Mafeking, and it was preempted by the Jameson raid. For 10 points, name this conflict between the British and a namesake group of Dutch settlers.
During this war, the relief of the town of Kimberley started a rise in fortunes for John French and Douglas "Butcher" Haig.