Started by the machinations of Alfred Milner, this conflict saw the British ending their initial offensive after a counterattack against the cities of Ladysmith, Mafeking, and Kimberly.
Started by the machinations of Alfred Milner, this conflict saw the British ending their initial offensive after a counterattack against the cities of Ladysmith, Mafeking, and Kimberly. Ultimately achieving what the Jameson Raid had earlier failed to do, its last two years saw the guerrilla efforts of the so-called "bitter enders," with peace only coming after Lord Kitchener's brutal pacification campaign. Ended by the Treaty of Vereeniging, FTP, name this war through which the British gained control over South African territories previously controlled by the namesake Dutch settlers.
Started by the machinations of Alfred Milner, this conflict saw the British ending their initial offensive after a counterattack against the cities of Ladysmith, Mafeking, and Kimberly.
Boer War