In 1899, Canada agreed to send volunteers to serve under British command in the Boer War. (Courtesy of the National Archives of Canada C-007986, Montreal soldiers of C Company South African ...
A commemoration was held in Drakensberg on Friday to mark the 125th anniversary of the Battle of SpionKop and honour the soldiers who fought in the war. The historic event drew local and international ...
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 ...
A man shared a bit of history about the Single 9 Kruger Pond coin, a one-of-a-kind and valuable coin that was minted with an error but went to attract millions.
The coin’s story dates back to 1898 when South Africa was on the brink of the Anglo-Boer War. At precisely 10h30 on 2 November 1898, the “Single 9” Pond was struck at the Pretoria Mint.
The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 ... might succeed with the African Kingdoms, tribal areas and Boer republics in South Africa. In 1874, Sir Bartle Frere was sent to South Africa as High ...