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 ...

At the turn of the 20 th century, the Boer War held all the promise of noble ... "I am certain there has been not 15 minutes of my waking hours that it has not been in my mind ...

The Second Boer War began in 1899 in the south of Africa. It was fought between the two Boer Republics and the British Empire. The Second Boer War lasted three years and the British needed to ...