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ANGLO BOER WARANGLO BOER WAR
REVIEWREVIEW 1896 CHAMBERLAIN PUSHES FOR IMPERIAL 1896 CHAMBERLAIN PUSHES FOR IMPERIAL
TIES (NOT PRESSED, PEACE)TIES (NOT PRESSED, PEACE)
1897 EVENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA CAUSE HIM 1897 EVENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA CAUSE HIM TO TRY AGAINTO TRY AGAIN
LORD MINTO APPOINTED GG OF CANADA LORD MINTO APPOINTED GG OF CANADA AND GENERAL HUTTON AS HEAD OF MILITIAAND GENERAL HUTTON AS HEAD OF MILITIA
BOTH TO WORK TO INTEGRATE CLOSER BOTH TO WORK TO INTEGRATE CLOSER IMPERIAL TIESIMPERIAL TIES
LAURIER WAS RELUCTANT TO ALLOW, BUT LAURIER WAS RELUCTANT TO ALLOW, BUT COULDN’T OPENLY REFUSECOULDN’T OPENLY REFUSE
COLONIAL SECRETARY COLONIAL SECRETARY JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN
COLONIAL COLONIAL SECRETARY WHO SECRETARY WHO TRIED TO GET TRIED TO GET CANADA TO SIGN CANADA TO SIGN ON TO CLOSER ON TO CLOSER COLONIAL TIESCOLONIAL TIES
HE TODAY WOULD HE TODAY WOULD BE BLAMED FOR BE BLAMED FOR THE BOER WARTHE BOER WAR
MAJOR GENERAL EDWARD MAJOR GENERAL EDWARD HUTTONHUTTON
BRITISH GENERAL WHO BRITISH GENERAL WHO WAS PLACED IN WAS PLACED IN CHARGE OF CANADIAN CHARGE OF CANADIAN MILITIAMILITIA
HIS INTERFERENCE LED HIS INTERFERENCE LED TO HIS EVENTUAL TO HIS EVENTUAL DISMISSAL. HE WOULD DISMISSAL. HE WOULD LATER COMMAND THE LATER COMMAND THE AUSTRALIANS IN AUSTRALIANS IN SOUTH AFRICASOUTH AFRICA
44THTH EARL OF MINTO GG EARL OF MINTO GG GG LORD MINTO WHO GG LORD MINTO WHO
ALSO LOBBIED HARD ALSO LOBBIED HARD TO GET CDNS TO TO GET CDNS TO PARTICIPATE IN BOER PARTICIPATE IN BOER WARWAR
HE TOO WOULD HE TOO WOULD ACCELERATE ACCELERATE LAURIER’S PLAN TO LAURIER’S PLAN TO CURB BRITISH CURB BRITISH INVOLVEMENT IN CDN INVOLVEMENT IN CDN POLITICSPOLITICS
HUTTON CHANGING MILITIA ACT TO HUTTON CHANGING MILITIA ACT TO ALLOW FOR OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT ALLOW FOR OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT OF MILITIAOF MILITIA
IN SOUTH AFRICA EVENTS COMING TO IN SOUTH AFRICA EVENTS COMING TO A HEADA HEAD
TO UNDERSTAND THE WAR NEED TO TO UNDERSTAND THE WAR NEED TO GO BACK IN TIMEGO BACK IN TIME
HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAHISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA CAPE COLONY IS THE SOUTHERN MOST PART OF CAPE COLONY IS THE SOUTHERN MOST PART OF
AFRICAAFRICA
DUTCH WERE THE EARLIEST EUROPEANS TO SETTLE DUTCH WERE THE EARLIEST EUROPEANS TO SETTLE HEREHERE
CONGRESS OF VIENNA GIVES TO BRITISH TO CONGRESS OF VIENNA GIVES TO BRITISH TO PROTECT HER SEA LANES TO EASTPROTECT HER SEA LANES TO EAST
THE BRITISH MOVE IN BUT ONLY INTERESTED IN THE BRITISH MOVE IN BUT ONLY INTERESTED IN EXTREME SOUTH, CAPE OF GOOD HOPEEXTREME SOUTH, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
THE DUTCH DO NOT LIKE LIVING UNDER BR SO THE DUTCH DO NOT LIKE LIVING UNDER BR SO MOVEMOVE
THE DESCENDANTS OF THE DUTCH KNOWN AS THE DESCENDANTS OF THE DUTCH KNOWN AS AFRIKANERS OR BOERSAFRIKANERS OR BOERS
MOVED BEYOND ORANGE RIVER INTO TWO AREAS; MOVED BEYOND ORANGE RIVER INTO TWO AREAS; ORANGE FREE STATE AND THE TRANSVAAL ORANGE FREE STATE AND THE TRANSVAAL
BRITISH NOT INTERESTED SO PEACE REIGNEDBRITISH NOT INTERESTED SO PEACE REIGNED
1886 GOLD AND DIAMONDS DISCOVERED, SO NOW 1886 GOLD AND DIAMONDS DISCOVERED, SO NOW BR INTERESTEDBR INTERESTED
BRITISH CITIZENS FROM CAPE COLONY RUSH TO BRITISH CITIZENS FROM CAPE COLONY RUSH TO TRANSVAAL AND OFSTRANSVAAL AND OFS
DEMAND RIGHTS, BUT BOERS WORRIED ABOUT BR DEMAND RIGHTS, BUT BOERS WORRIED ABOUT BR INTENTIONS SO REFUSEINTENTIONS SO REFUSE
CHAMBERLAIN LOOKING FOR CAUSUM CHAMBERLAIN LOOKING FOR CAUSUM BELLUMBELLUM
DEMANDS ENFRANCHISEMENT IN DEMANDS ENFRANCHISEMENT IN OFS/TRANSVAAL (WILL VOTE TO JOIN CAPE OFS/TRANSVAAL (WILL VOTE TO JOIN CAPE COLONY)COLONY)
PRES OF TRANSVAAL KRUGER REFUSESPRES OF TRANSVAAL KRUGER REFUSES
BR SENDS NAVY OFF COAST AND MASSES BR SENDS NAVY OFF COAST AND MASSES MEN NEAR BORDER (GUN BOAT MEN NEAR BORDER (GUN BOAT DIPLOMACY)DIPLOMACY)
KRUGER GIVES 48 HRS TO BACK DOWNKRUGER GIVES 48 HRS TO BACK DOWN
AS WAR BREWING, CHAMBERLAIN GETS MINTO TO AS WAR BREWING, CHAMBERLAIN GETS MINTO TO PRESSURE LAURIER TO OFFER SPONTANEOUS HELP TO PRESSURE LAURIER TO OFFER SPONTANEOUS HELP TO EMPIREEMPIRE
IN FACT MINTO AND HUTTON HAD DEVISED A IN FACT MINTO AND HUTTON HAD DEVISED A CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR CANADIAN PARTICIPATION CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR CANADIAN PARTICIPATION AND THEN LEAKED IT TO THE CANADIAN MILITARY AND THEN LEAKED IT TO THE CANADIAN MILITARY GAZETTEGAZETTE
AS A RESULT THE BRITISH COLONIAL OFFICE AS A RESULT THE BRITISH COLONIAL OFFICE TELEGRAMMED LAURIER THANKING HIM FOR THE TELEGRAMMED LAURIER THANKING HIM FOR THE OFFER OF TROOPS THAT HE DID NOT MAKE, NOR INTEND OFFER OF TROOPS THAT HE DID NOT MAKE, NOR INTEND TO MAKETO MAKE
THE BRITISH DID NOT REALLY WANT COLONIAL TROOPS THE BRITISH DID NOT REALLY WANT COLONIAL TROOPS FOR THE FIGHTING ABILITY, THEY WANTED THE FOR THE FIGHTING ABILITY, THEY WANTED THE TROOPS AS A TOKEN FORCE TO SHOW THAT THE TROOPS AS A TOKEN FORCE TO SHOW THAT THE EMPIRE WAS UNITEDEMPIRE WAS UNITED
THIS WOULD SCARE THE BOERS INTO SUBMITTING AND THIS WOULD SCARE THE BOERS INTO SUBMITTING AND ALSO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE GERMAN EMPIRE AT THE ALSO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE GERMAN EMPIRE AT THE SAME TIMESAME TIME
BR FELT BOERS WOULD BE CRUSHEDBR FELT BOERS WOULD BE CRUSHED
LAURIER DOES NOT WANT TO SEND TROOPS LAURIER DOES NOT WANT TO SEND TROOPS (WILL DIVIDE NATION FR VS ENGLISH)(WILL DIVIDE NATION FR VS ENGLISH)
CALLS WAR PETTY TRIBAL CONFLICT CALLS WAR PETTY TRIBAL CONFLICT BRITISH ARE ALWAYS GETTING INTOBRITISH ARE ALWAYS GETTING INTO
SAYS NO TO SENDING TROOPSSAYS NO TO SENDING TROOPS
ENGLISH CANADA FUMES DEMANDS ACTIONENGLISH CANADA FUMES DEMANDS ACTION
POPULAR CDN CULTURE CALLS FOR ACTION TO HELP THE POPULAR CDN CULTURE CALLS FOR ACTION TO HELP THE MOTHER COUNTRYMOTHER COUNTRY
QUE RELATES TO BOERS, WHY FIGHT FOR BR?QUE RELATES TO BOERS, WHY FIGHT FOR BR?
NELLIE MCCLUNG CALLS FOR WAR, CHARLES G D ROBERTS, NELLIE MCCLUNG CALLS FOR WAR, CHARLES G D ROBERTS, MOST OF ENGLISH CANADAMOST OF ENGLISH CANADA
FRENCH (BOURASSA) DEMANDING NOT TO GO! HECKLER FRENCH (BOURASSA) DEMANDING NOT TO GO! HECKLER STORYSTORY
LAURIER LOOKS FOR COMPROMISE LAURIER LOOKS FOR COMPROMISE
ANYONE WHO WANTS TO GO CAN, (ALL VOLUNTEERS) ANYONE WHO WANTS TO GO CAN, (ALL VOLUNTEERS) CANADA WOULD EQUIP, PAY FOR MISSION, ONCE THERE BR CANADA WOULD EQUIP, PAY FOR MISSION, ONCE THERE BR WOULD COMMANDWOULD COMMAND
CDNS WOULD FIGHT AS A UNIT WITH CANADA FLASHES CDNS WOULD FIGHT AS A UNIT WITH CANADA FLASHES (GROWING AUTONOMY) UNLIKE OTHERS(GROWING AUTONOMY) UNLIKE OTHERS
BR OFFERED TO PAY THE WHOLE COST, LAURIER BR OFFERED TO PAY THE WHOLE COST, LAURIER REFUSED AND CANADA PAID THE 3 MILLION REFUSED AND CANADA PAID THE 3 MILLION (AUTONOMY)(AUTONOMY)
LAURIER USED ORDER IN COUNCIL TO AVOID LAURIER USED ORDER IN COUNCIL TO AVOID DEBATEDEBATE
LAURIER SAID ONE TIME SHOT, NOT A PRECEDENTLAURIER SAID ONE TIME SHOT, NOT A PRECEDENT
LAURIER HOPED ENGLISH CANADA WOULD BE LAURIER HOPED ENGLISH CANADA WOULD BE OKAY AS HELPING, BUT ALSO FRENCH CANADA OKAY AS HELPING, BUT ALSO FRENCH CANADA WOULD ACCEPT AS ONLY VOLUNTEERSWOULD ACCEPT AS ONLY VOLUNTEERS
LAURIER HOPED TO GET 1000 MEN, BY END OF LAURIER HOPED TO GET 1000 MEN, BY END OF CONFLICT OVER 8000 GO AND FIGHTCONFLICT OVER 8000 GO AND FIGHT
TASK CHARGED TO NOVA SCOTIA TASK CHARGED TO NOVA SCOTIA MINISTER OF MILITIA FREDERICK MINISTER OF MILITIA FREDERICK BORDEN (ROBERT’S COUSIN)BORDEN (ROBERT’S COUSIN)
FIRST TIME CANADIAN SOLDIERS FIRST TIME CANADIAN SOLDIERS FIGHT AS UNIT IN CDN UNIFORMSFIGHT AS UNIT IN CDN UNIFORMS
MAJOR STEP FOR AUTONOMYMAJOR STEP FOR AUTONOMY
HEROES PROVIDE NATIONALISMHEROES PROVIDE NATIONALISM
FREDERICK BORDENFREDERICK BORDEN
LESS FAMOUS THAN LESS FAMOUS THAN HIS CONSERVATIVE HIS CONSERVATIVE COUSIN, FREDERICK COUSIN, FREDERICK BORDEN WAS ALSO BORDEN WAS ALSO A VERY IMPORTANT A VERY IMPORTANT CDN POLITICIANCDN POLITICIAN
HIS OWN SON DIED HIS OWN SON DIED IN SOUTH AFRICAN IN SOUTH AFRICAN WARWAR
THE WAR ITSELFTHE WAR ITSELF BR THOUGHT THEY’D CRUSH THE DUTCH FARMERSBR THOUGHT THEY’D CRUSH THE DUTCH FARMERS
BOERS NEVER PUT MORE THAN 70,000 IN THE FIELD BOERS NEVER PUT MORE THAN 70,000 IN THE FIELD COMPARED TO BR 500,000COMPARED TO BR 500,000
BOERS FOUGHT IN COMMANDO FAMILY UNITSBOERS FOUGHT IN COMMANDO FAMILY UNITS
DURING WAR 32,000 BOER POWS RANGING FROM 6-DURING WAR 32,000 BOER POWS RANGING FROM 6-8989
THEY DIDN’T USE TRADITIONAL TACTICSTHEY DIDN’T USE TRADITIONAL TACTICS
GUERRILLA STYLE WARFAREGUERRILLA STYLE WARFARE
BOERS HAD MODERN WEAPONS (FROM GERMANY BOERS HAD MODERN WEAPONS (FROM GERMANY WITH GOLD MONEY)WITH GOLD MONEY)
MAUSER RIFLE WAS SMOKELESS (CORDITE) FASTER, MAUSER RIFLE WAS SMOKELESS (CORDITE) FASTER, MORE ACCURATE (SNIPERS WHO BR COULDN’T MORE ACCURATE (SNIPERS WHO BR COULDN’T FIND)FIND)
HEAVY ARTILLERY PURCHASED FROM FRANCE HEAVY ARTILLERY PURCHASED FROM FRANCE USED TO LAY SIEGE TO BR CITIESUSED TO LAY SIEGE TO BR CITIES
BOERS ALL HUNTERS, SHARPSHOOTERS, USED BOERS ALL HUNTERS, SHARPSHOOTERS, USED TRENCHES, BARBED WIRE, PONIES, REVERSE SLOPE, TRENCHES, BARBED WIRE, PONIES, REVERSE SLOPE, SHOT OFFICERS ALL AGAINST WHAT BR EXPECTED SHOT OFFICERS ALL AGAINST WHAT BR EXPECTED
BR THOUGHT WAR WOULD BE OVER IN MONTHS, BR THOUGHT WAR WOULD BE OVER IN MONTHS, INSTEAD LASTED THREE YEARSINSTEAD LASTED THREE YEARS
BOER COMMANDO FORCE ABOVE.
TOP RIGHT SHOWS FRENCH 105 MMARTILLERY GUN
TO RIGHT MOUNTED BOER SOLDIER ONPONY
MOST FAMOUS PHOTO OF BOER SOLDIERS. THREE GENERATION SHOT.
ITALIAN COMMANDO UNITPICTURED ABOVE. MANY NATIONS SAW CITIZENS GOTO HELP THE BOERS. GER,FR, USA ALL HAD SOLDIERSFIGHTING ON THE VELDT
BOERS ACTUALLY TAKE THE WAR TO BR BOERS ACTUALLY TAKE THE WAR TO BR FORCESFORCES
SURROUND TOWNS, LAY SIEGESURROUND TOWNS, LAY SIEGE
DESTROY RWY TO PREVENT SUPPLIESDESTROY RWY TO PREVENT SUPPLIES
BOERS USED THEIR HOMES FOR RESUPPLYBOERS USED THEIR HOMES FOR RESUPPLY
BR NOT READY TO FIGHT MODERN WARBR NOT READY TO FIGHT MODERN WAR
CITIES WERE BESIEGED FOR MONTHS CITIES WERE BESIEGED FOR MONTHS
MAFEKINGMAFEKING
THE SIEGE OF MAFEKING THE SIEGE OF MAFEKING WAS TO LAST 217 DAYSWAS TO LAST 217 DAYS
THE BRITISH FORCES THE BRITISH FORCES WERE COMMANDED BY WERE COMMANDED BY THIS MANTHIS MAN
MAJOR GENERAL MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT BADEN-POWELLROBERT BADEN-POWELL
CANADIANS ARRIVECANADIANS ARRIVE IN 1899 BR ACTUALLY LOSING WARIN 1899 BR ACTUALLY LOSING WAR
FIRST CDN CONTINGENT ARRIVE DEC 1899FIRST CDN CONTINGENT ARRIVE DEC 1899
ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT (RCR) TRAVEL ON A ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT (RCR) TRAVEL ON A SINGLE VESSELSINGLE VESSEL
29 EXTRA STOWED AWAY TO GO29 EXTRA STOWED AWAY TO GO
4 WALKED FROM YUKON TO BC TO GET TO GO4 WALKED FROM YUKON TO BC TO GET TO GO
RCR COMMANDER COLONEL OTTER (LOSER OF RCR COMMANDER COLONEL OTTER (LOSER OF FROG LAKE BATTLE IN SECOND RIEL REBELLION)FROG LAKE BATTLE IN SECOND RIEL REBELLION)
REMEMBER OTTER FROM SASK?
HAVING FAILED ONCE, HE WASDETERMINED TO SUCCEED THIS TIME!
HE WAS OFTEN MORE BRITISHTHAN THE BRITISH AND A STICKLER FOR ALL MILITARYPROTOCOL
SIR WILLIAM OTTER’S MEDALS AND SWORD.
1. CANADA GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL WITH FARS FOR FENIANRAID (1866 AND 1870)
2. NW CANADA MEDAL WITH BAR FOR SASKATCHEWAN
3. QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA MEDALWITH BARS FOR CAPE COLONY,PAARDEBERG, DRIEFONTEIN, AND JOHANNESBURG
4. EDWARD VII CORONATION MEDAL(1902)
5. COLONIAL AUXILLARY FORCESOFFICER’S DECORATION
6. KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE ORDEROF THE BATH, ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER
TO GET MEN USED TO SUN, ORDERED TO WEAR TO GET MEN USED TO SUN, ORDERED TO WEAR SHORTS AND SHORT SLEEVES AND SHOELESS ON SHORTS AND SHORT SLEEVES AND SHOELESS ON BOAT. MANY SUNBURNED HORRIBLYBOAT. MANY SUNBURNED HORRIBLY
HAD TO SALUTE EVERY TIME SAW SUPERIOR HAD TO SALUTE EVERY TIME SAW SUPERIOR OFFICEROFFICER
CHARGED ONE SOLDIER FOR ASSAULTING CHARGED ONE SOLDIER FOR ASSAULTING SUPERIOR OFFICERSUPERIOR OFFICER
RCR BACKPAY WHEN LAND THEN GIVEN R AND RRCR BACKPAY WHEN LAND THEN GIVEN R AND R
THE SOLDIERS AFTER THE HARDSHIPS OF THE SAIL THE SOLDIERS AFTER THE HARDSHIPS OF THE SAIL OVER IMMEDIATELY LET OFF SOME STEAM. OVER IMMEDIATELY LET OFF SOME STEAM.
BRITISH AND SOUTH AFRICANS THOUGH CDNS RICH BRITISH AND SOUTH AFRICANS THOUGH CDNS RICH (AND DRUNKS)(AND DRUNKS)
OTTER OFFERED ACTION WITHIN A WEEK. 2IC OTTER OFFERED ACTION WITHIN A WEEK. 2IC CONVINCED NOT READYCONVINCED NOT READY
LUCKILY MISS LUCKILY MISS MAGERSFONTEIN WHERE BRITISH MAGERSFONTEIN WHERE BRITISH DESTROYED BY BOERS (DEC 11)DESTROYED BY BOERS (DEC 11)
BOERS IN FRONT OF HILL WITH TRENCHES (UNLIKE BOERS IN FRONT OF HILL WITH TRENCHES (UNLIKE USUAL REVERSE SLOPE)USUAL REVERSE SLOPE)
BRITISH SHELLED TOP, DID LITTLE DAMAGE AND WHEN BRITISH SHELLED TOP, DID LITTLE DAMAGE AND WHEN CHARGED SUFFERED HUGE CASUALTIESCHARGED SUFFERED HUGE CASUALTIES
FIRST USE OF BARBED WIRE CHANNELLED KILLING FIRST USE OF BARBED WIRE CHANNELLED KILLING ZONESZONES
BR DID NOT DO PROPER RECON (NO RESPECT FOR BR DID NOT DO PROPER RECON (NO RESPECT FOR ENEMY)ENEMY)
1000 BRITISH CASUALTIES. WORST DAY SINCE 1000 BRITISH CASUALTIES. WORST DAY SINCE NAPOLEON. RECORD LASTED ONE WEEKNAPOLEON. RECORD LASTED ONE WEEK
MAGERSFONTEIN MAGERSFONTEIN
HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY ON THE MARCH!
BOTTOM LEFT IS THE BOER TRENCH LINE THAT DECIMATED THE HIGHLAND REGIMENT.
THE CO OF THE REGIMENT WASKILLED IN THE BATTLE
Major General Andrew Wauchope
MAGERSFONTEIN WAS FOUGHT TO RELIEVE MAGERSFONTEIN WAS FOUGHT TO RELIEVE SIEGE OF LADYSMITHSIEGE OF LADYSMITH
FROM DEC 11-19 BR LOSE OVER 2000 MEN TO FROM DEC 11-19 BR LOSE OVER 2000 MEN TO THE BOERS 25 (BLACK WEEK)THE BOERS 25 (BLACK WEEK)
EFFORTS TO RELIEVE TOWN FUTILE AND EFFORTS TO RELIEVE TOWN FUTILE AND CALLED OFFCALLED OFF
BY TURN OF 1900 BR ON VERGE OF DEFEAT…BY TURN OF 1900 BR ON VERGE OF DEFEAT…WORLD KNOWS IT (KODAK)WORLD KNOWS IT (KODAK)
BOER WAR FIRST FILMED WAR, IMAGES OF BOER WAR FIRST FILMED WAR, IMAGES OF DEAD TOMMIES MAKING WAR UNPOPULARDEAD TOMMIES MAKING WAR UNPOPULAR
BR INF COULD NOT DEFEAT THE MOUNTED BR INF COULD NOT DEFEAT THE MOUNTED BOERSBOERS
BR SEND HEAVY CAVALRY (HORSES DIE OF BR SEND HEAVY CAVALRY (HORSES DIE OF THIRST) ENTIRE REGIMENT POWTHIRST) ENTIRE REGIMENT POW
NOW BR ASKED DOMINIONS FOR HELPNOW BR ASKED DOMINIONS FOR HELP
ASKED FOR DISMOUNTED INFANTRYASKED FOR DISMOUNTED INFANTRY
BASICALLY ROUGH MEN WHO KNEW HOW BASICALLY ROUGH MEN WHO KNEW HOW TO FIGHT, SHOOT, AND RIDE A HORSETO FIGHT, SHOOT, AND RIDE A HORSE
CDN WEST WAS GREAT PLACE TO FIND SUCH CDN WEST WAS GREAT PLACE TO FIND SUCH MENMEN
WHILE RCRs IN SOUTH AFRICA GUARD WHILE RCRs IN SOUTH AFRICA GUARD RWYS, SECOND CONTINGENT OF RWYS, SECOND CONTINGENT OF MOUNTED RIFLES LEAVE HFX JAN 1900MOUNTED RIFLES LEAVE HFX JAN 1900
THIS TIME BR NEED THE HELP, NOT THIS TIME BR NEED THE HELP, NOT SYMBOLICSYMBOLIC
JAN 1900 BR ALSO FIRE GENERAL IN JAN 1900 BR ALSO FIRE GENERAL IN CHARGE, REPLACE WITH MAJOR CHARGE, REPLACE WITH MAJOR GENERAL ROBERTSGENERAL ROBERTS
GENERAL ROBERTSGENERAL ROBERTS NEW PLAN: DON’T NEW PLAN: DON’T
FIGHT THE BOER FIGHT THE BOER BATTLE, MAKE BATTLE, MAKE THEM FIGHT YOURSTHEM FIGHT YOURS
DON’T RELIEVE DON’T RELIEVE BESIEGED TOWNS, BESIEGED TOWNS, MARCH ACROSS MARCH ACROSS VELDT TOWARD VELDT TOWARD CAPITALS OF OFS CAPITALS OF OFS AND TRANSVAAL AND TRANSVAAL AND FORCE THEM AND FORCE THEM TO STOP YOU.TO STOP YOU.
ROBERTS’ MARCH ACROSS VELDT LARGEST ARMED ROBERTS’ MARCH ACROSS VELDT LARGEST ARMED INVASION SINCE NAPOLEON’S INVASION OF RUSSIAINVASION SINCE NAPOLEON’S INVASION OF RUSSIA
HE HANDPICKED RCRs TO GO WITH HIMHE HANDPICKED RCRs TO GO WITH HIM
MEN CARRIED FORTY POUND KIT IN 114 DEGREE MEN CARRIED FORTY POUND KIT IN 114 DEGREE HEAT (SUFFERED HORRIBLY)HEAT (SUFFERED HORRIBLY)
WORKED, BOERS FORCED TO WITHDRAW FROM WORKED, BOERS FORCED TO WITHDRAW FROM SOME TOWNS TO PROTECT THEIR OWN CAPITALSSOME TOWNS TO PROTECT THEIR OWN CAPITALS
STILL BOERS USED HIT AND RUN TACTICS STILL BOERS USED HIT AND RUN TACTICS ATTACKING THE SUPPLY TRAINSATTACKING THE SUPPLY TRAINS
BR LOSE ONE THIRD OF WATER RATION TRAINBR LOSE ONE THIRD OF WATER RATION TRAIN
BY END OF MARCH BR DRINKING FROM STAGNANT BY END OF MARCH BR DRINKING FROM STAGNANT POOLS WITH FLOATING CORPSES IN THEMPOOLS WITH FLOATING CORPSES IN THEM
ONE OF BEST BOER GENERALS WAS DE WET (ALL ONE OF BEST BOER GENERALS WAS DE WET (ALL BOER GENERALS ELECTED)BOER GENERALS ELECTED)
GENERAL CRONJE RETREATS TO DEFEND GENERAL CRONJE RETREATS TO DEFEND APPROACHES TO BLOEMFONTEIN (CAPITAL OF OFS)APPROACHES TO BLOEMFONTEIN (CAPITAL OF OFS)
ROBERTS ENCIRCLES LAYS SIEGEROBERTS ENCIRCLES LAYS SIEGE
THIS WAS THE BATTLE OF PAARDEBURG AND RCRs THIS WAS THE BATTLE OF PAARDEBURG AND RCRs WERE THEREWERE THERE
WHEN ROBERTS SICK LORD KITCHENER TAKES WHEN ROBERTS SICK LORD KITCHENER TAKES OVER AND ORDER DIRECT FRONTAL ASSAULTOVER AND ORDER DIRECT FRONTAL ASSAULT
CASUALTIES WERE HEAVY AND 21 CDNS DIE. FIRST CASUALTIES WERE HEAVY AND 21 CDNS DIE. FIRST TO DIE IN CDN UNIFORMTO DIE IN CDN UNIFORM
ROBERTS GETS BETTER, ORDERS ATTACK TO STOP, ROBERTS GETS BETTER, ORDERS ATTACK TO STOP, CONTINUES BARRAGECONTINUES BARRAGE
BOERS TRAVELLED WITH FAMILIES, SO SURRENDER BOERS TRAVELLED WITH FAMILIES, SO SURRENDER WAS DISCUSSEDWAS DISCUSSED
DE WET TRIES TO PERSUADE CRONJE TO BREAK DE WET TRIES TO PERSUADE CRONJE TO BREAK OUT, BUT MEN WORRIED THEIR FAMILIES WOULD OUT, BUT MEN WORRIED THEIR FAMILIES WOULD BE HURT SO AT PAADERBURG 4,000 BOERS BE HURT SO AT PAADERBURG 4,000 BOERS SURRENDERSURRENDER
THIS WAS THE FIRST MAJOR VICTORY FOR THE THIS WAS THE FIRST MAJOR VICTORY FOR THE BRITISH, PRAISE WAS GIVEN TO RCRs BY ROBERTS, BRITISH, PRAISE WAS GIVEN TO RCRs BY ROBERTS, QUEEN VICTORIA, AND LAURIER (THEY LED FINAL QUEEN VICTORIA, AND LAURIER (THEY LED FINAL CHARGE) COSTLY VICTORY THOUGH 1,270 BR CASCHARGE) COSTLY VICTORY THOUGH 1,270 BR CAS
PAARDEBURGPAARDEBURG
BR FIELD HOSPITAL ABOVE.
SURRENDER OF CRONJEBELOW TO ROBERTS
PHOTO OF BOERS AND BRITISH AFTER BATTLE
POW CAMP FOR BOERSON ST HELENA
ABOVE IS GENERALCRONJE IN FRONT OF HIS COTTAGE PRISONON ST HELENA
THE CONTINUING STRUGGLETHE CONTINUING STRUGGLE AFTER PAARDEBURG CDN TROOPS SEEN AS SHOCK AFTER PAARDEBURG CDN TROOPS SEEN AS SHOCK
TROOPS. REQUESTED BY MANY BR GENERALSTROOPS. REQUESTED BY MANY BR GENERALS
22NDND CONTINGENT ARRIVES. ROYAL CANADIAN CONTINGENT ARRIVES. ROYAL CANADIAN ARTILLERY (RCA) AND ROYAL CANADIAN ARTILLERY (RCA) AND ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED RIFLESMOUNTED RIFLES
MEANWHILE IN CANADA 3MEANWHILE IN CANADA 3RDRD CONTINGENT BEING CONTINGENT BEING RAISEDRAISED
DONALD SMITH RAISING AT OWN EXPENSEDONALD SMITH RAISING AT OWN EXPENSE
LORD STRATHCONA HORSELORD STRATHCONA HORSE
LORD STRATHCONA (SMITH) PICKED NWMP LORD STRATHCONA (SMITH) PICKED NWMP OFFICER SAM STEELE TO LEAD THEMOFFICER SAM STEELE TO LEAD THEM
HE HAND PICKED MEN OF NWMP TO GOHE HAND PICKED MEN OF NWMP TO GO
LORD MINTO THOUGHT LITTLE OF THEM ON LORD MINTO THOUGHT LITTLE OF THEM ON PARADE, BUT THEY WERE GREAT ON THE PARADE, BUT THEY WERE GREAT ON THE FIELDFIELD
WHEN ARRIVED BR OFFICER ASKED WHY WHEN ARRIVED BR OFFICER ASKED WHY SUCH BIG MEN WERE CHOSEN…STEELE SAID SUCH BIG MEN WERE CHOSEN…STEELE SAID THESE WERE SMALLEST CDNS HE COULD THESE WERE SMALLEST CDNS HE COULD FINDFIND
SAM STEELE TO THE LEFT. A BRITISH SOLDIER TO THE RIGHT IS ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE. IT IS BELIEVEDTHAT SOME OF THE LATER SHERLOCK HOLMES WORKS ARE BASED IN PART ON THE EXPLOITS OF SAM STEELE
MEN OF THE LORD STRATHCONA HORSE RELAX DURING A BREAK INTHE FIGHTING NEAR CAPE TOWN
BOERS CONTINUE TO USE GUERRILLA WAR, BUT BOERS CONTINUE TO USE GUERRILLA WAR, BUT WITH SMALLER GROUPSWITH SMALLER GROUPS
LEAD RAIDS, GET SUPPLIED FROM FARMSLEAD RAIDS, GET SUPPLIED FROM FARMS
BR NEED NEW TACTIC, TOTAL WARBR NEED NEW TACTIC, TOTAL WAR
AFTER BLOEMFONTEIN BOERS CAPTURE WATER AFTER BLOEMFONTEIN BOERS CAPTURE WATER SUPPLY (ENTERIC FEVER KILLS MANY)SUPPLY (ENTERIC FEVER KILLS MANY)
NATIVE BLACK POPULATION SUFFER HORRIBLYNATIVE BLACK POPULATION SUFFER HORRIBLY
BRITISH KICK THEM OUT OF CITY (RATIONS) BOERS BRITISH KICK THEM OUT OF CITY (RATIONS) BOERS FORCE THEM BACK INFORCE THEM BACK IN
ROBERTS SIMPLY MARCHES TOWARD PRETORIA ROBERTS SIMPLY MARCHES TOWARD PRETORIA CAPITAL OF TRANSVAALCAPITAL OF TRANSVAAL
BOERS FORCED TO ABANDON SIEGE TO RETAKE BOERS FORCED TO ABANDON SIEGE TO RETAKE BLOEMFONTEIN AND OTHER CITIESBLOEMFONTEIN AND OTHER CITIES
ON NEW MARCH RCRs AND MOUNTED RIFLES THEREON NEW MARCH RCRs AND MOUNTED RIFLES THERE
RCA HELPS RELIEVE SIEGE OF MAFEKING (TO RCA HELPS RELIEVE SIEGE OF MAFEKING (TO HONOUR CDNS, PASSWORD ON DAY ONE OF HONOUR CDNS, PASSWORD ON DAY ONE OF FREEDOM IS CANADA) FREEDOM IS CANADA)
CDNS BECOME EXPERT “FORAGERS” AND TRADERSCDNS BECOME EXPERT “FORAGERS” AND TRADERS
MOUNTED RIFLES ALSO USED AS LIVE BAIT TO MOUNTED RIFLES ALSO USED AS LIVE BAIT TO FORCE BOERS INTO GIVING AWAY POSITIONSFORCE BOERS INTO GIVING AWAY POSITIONS
BY OCT 1900 BR CONTROL ALL CITIES AND BY OCT 1900 BR CONTROL ALL CITIES AND TOWNS, BUT VELDT STILL TEEMING WITH TOWNS, BUT VELDT STILL TEEMING WITH BOER COMMANDOSBOER COMMANDOS
PRETORIA FALLS, TRANSVAAL A COLONY PRETORIA FALLS, TRANSVAAL A COLONY (KRUGER IN EXILE IN SWITZERLAND WHERE (KRUGER IN EXILE IN SWITZERLAND WHERE HE DIES IN 1904) OF THE BRITISH, BUT THE HE DIES IN 1904) OF THE BRITISH, BUT THE BOERS FIGHT ONBOERS FIGHT ON
TO END THE WAR THE BRITISH DECIDE TO TO END THE WAR THE BRITISH DECIDE TO DESTROY THE LIFELINE OF THE BOERS, DESTROY THE LIFELINE OF THE BOERS, THEIR HOMESTHEIR HOMES
BY END OF 1900 NEW COMMANDER IN BY END OF 1900 NEW COMMANDER IN SOUTH AFRICA, AND THIS WAS HIS PLANSOUTH AFRICA, AND THIS WAS HIS PLAN
LORD KITCHENER IN LORD KITCHENER IN COMMANDCOMMAND
AS WAR DRAGGING ON ROBERTS RESIGNS, AS WAR DRAGGING ON ROBERTS RESIGNS, REPLACED BY KITCHENERREPLACED BY KITCHENER
HE DECIDES ON TOTAL WARHE DECIDES ON TOTAL WAR
CONCENTRATION CAMPS FOR FAMILIES OF BOERS CONCENTRATION CAMPS FOR FAMILIES OF BOERS (DEPRIVES BOERS OF SUPPLIES, SHELTER, FOOD, (DEPRIVES BOERS OF SUPPLIES, SHELTER, FOOD, AND FAMILIES) HOPE THAT BOERS WOULD AND FAMILIES) HOPE THAT BOERS WOULD SURRENDERSURRENDER
OVER 50,000 FARMS DESTROYED DURING WAROVER 50,000 FARMS DESTROYED DURING WAR
3.5 MILLION SHEEP SLAUGHTERED OVER A MILLION 3.5 MILLION SHEEP SLAUGHTERED OVER A MILLION CATTLE, A MILLION AND A HALF HORSES DIEDCATTLE, A MILLION AND A HALF HORSES DIED
CDNS DID PARTICIPATE IN THIS CAMPAIGNCDNS DID PARTICIPATE IN THIS CAMPAIGN
JAN 1901 VICTORIA DIES, CDNS GOING HOMEJAN 1901 VICTORIA DIES, CDNS GOING HOME
NEW KING PRAISES THEM ON RETURN JOURNEYNEW KING PRAISES THEM ON RETURN JOURNEY
NO CDNS FOR MOST OF 1901NO CDNS FOR MOST OF 1901
1902 FOURTH CONTINGENT (RETURNEES MOSTLY) 1902 FOURTH CONTINGENT (RETURNEES MOSTLY) ARRIVE FOR FINAL YEARARRIVE FOR FINAL YEAR
MAY 1902 FINAL 12,000 BOERS SURRENDERMAY 1902 FINAL 12,000 BOERS SURRENDER
DID SO TO END SUFFERING OF THE WOMEN AND DID SO TO END SUFFERING OF THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE CAMPSCHILDREN IN THE CAMPS
BY END OF WAR 22,000 BR DIE (MOSTLY OF DISEASE)BY END OF WAR 22,000 BR DIE (MOSTLY OF DISEASE)
ONLY 4,000 BOER SOLDIERS DIEDONLY 4,000 BOER SOLDIERS DIED
HOWEVER IN THE 44 CAMPS 28,000 BOER WOMEN HOWEVER IN THE 44 CAMPS 28,000 BOER WOMEN AND CHILDREN STARVED OR DIED OF DISEASEAND CHILDREN STARVED OR DIED OF DISEASE
A FURTHER 30,000 BLACKS DIED IN THE CAMPSA FURTHER 30,000 BLACKS DIED IN THE CAMPS
THE WORLD CONDEMNED, GERMANY, UNITED THE WORLD CONDEMNED, GERMANY, UNITED STATES, POPESTATES, POPE
AFTER WAR BRITISH TRY TO FIX THEIR REPUTATION AFTER WAR BRITISH TRY TO FIX THEIR REPUTATION BY SENDING NURSES, TEACHERS, DOCTORS ETCBY SENDING NURSES, TEACHERS, DOCTORS ETC
MANY OF THESE CAME FROM CANADAMANY OF THESE CAME FROM CANADA
BRITISH HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST EMILY BRITISH HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST EMILY HOBHOUSE IS THE ONE WHO BROKE NEWS OF THE HOBHOUSE IS THE ONE WHO BROKE NEWS OF THE CAMPSCAMPS
KITCHENER REFERRED TO HER AS THAT BLOODY KITCHENER REFERRED TO HER AS THAT BLOODY WOMAN! AND ORDERED HER PREVENTED FROM WOMAN! AND ORDERED HER PREVENTED FROM COMING TO SOUTH AFRICACOMING TO SOUTH AFRICA
STILL HER EFFORTS SAVED THOUSANDS AND TO STILL HER EFFORTS SAVED THOUSANDS AND TO THE SOUTH AFRICANS SHE WAS THE ANGEL OF THE SOUTH AFRICANS SHE WAS THE ANGEL OF MERCYMERCY
WHEN SHE DIED IN 1926 HER ASHES WERE PLACED WHEN SHE DIED IN 1926 HER ASHES WERE PLACED IN THE BASE OF THE MONUMENT TO THE CIVILIANS IN THE BASE OF THE MONUMENT TO THE CIVILIANS WHO DIED IN THE WAR CAMPSWHO DIED IN THE WAR CAMPS
EMILY HOBHOUSE AND THE MONUMENT IN EMILY HOBHOUSE AND THE MONUMENT IN BLOEMFONTEINBLOEMFONTEIN
AFTER THE WARAFTER THE WAR BRITISH STUDY WHAT WENT WRONGBRITISH STUDY WHAT WENT WRONG
PRAISE COLONIAL TROOPS ESPECIALLY THE CDNSPRAISE COLONIAL TROOPS ESPECIALLY THE CDNS
SAY BR ARMY MUST ADAPT TO MODERN WARFARE SAY BR ARMY MUST ADAPT TO MODERN WARFARE (THE DON’T)(THE DON’T)
WAR FOSTERED CDN NATIONALISMWAR FOSTERED CDN NATIONALISM
WAR HEROES, UNITS ETCWAR HEROES, UNITS ETC
SPLITS LIBERAL PARTY, HENRI BOURASSA LEAVES SPLITS LIBERAL PARTY, HENRI BOURASSA LEAVES LIBERALS SPOKE AGAINST THE WAR THE WHOLE LIBERALS SPOKE AGAINST THE WAR THE WHOLE TIMETIME
HECKLER STORYHECKLER STORY
QUEBEC SAYS CANADA FOUGHT BRITAIN’S WARQUEBEC SAYS CANADA FOUGHT BRITAIN’S WAR
BOURASSA WILL BECOME A HUGE SPUR IN THE SIDE BOURASSA WILL BECOME A HUGE SPUR IN THE SIDE OF LAURIEROF LAURIER
IN THE END THE BR FINALLY DO WIN THE BOER IN THE END THE BR FINALLY DO WIN THE BOER WAR. TAKES 3 YEARS OF STRUGGLEWAR. TAKES 3 YEARS OF STRUGGLE
THE WAR WAS A STEPPING STONE FOR CANADIAN THE WAR WAS A STEPPING STONE FOR CANADIAN INDEPENDENCE IN MANY WAYS.INDEPENDENCE IN MANY WAYS.
WE FOUGHT BUT AS CANADIANS, WE EARNED WE FOUGHT BUT AS CANADIANS, WE EARNED REPUTATION WITHOUT LONG TERM COMMITMENTS, REPUTATION WITHOUT LONG TERM COMMITMENTS, AND AS A RESULT OF THE INTERFERENCE OF AND AS A RESULT OF THE INTERFERENCE OF HUTTON, LAURIER HAD HIM RECALLED BY BRITAIN HUTTON, LAURIER HAD HIM RECALLED BY BRITAIN DESPITE THE EFFORTS OF MINTO AND DESPITE THE EFFORTS OF MINTO AND CHAMBERLAIN TO KEEP HIM IN CANADA. CHAMBERLAIN TO KEEP HIM IN CANADA.
FOR THE BOERS IT WAS IRONIC THEY LOST FOR THE BOERS IT WAS IRONIC THEY LOST THEIR WAR OF INDEPENDENCE YET IN END THEIR WAR OF INDEPENDENCE YET IN END WONWON
1907 TRANSVAAL AND ORANGE FREE STATE 1907 TRANSVAAL AND ORANGE FREE STATE GIVEN AUTONOMOUS STATUS BY BRITAINGIVEN AUTONOMOUS STATUS BY BRITAIN
1910 UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA ESTABLISHED 1910 UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA ESTABLISHED WITH BOTHA AS LEADERWITH BOTHA AS LEADER
HE WAS ONE OF THE LEADING GENERALS OF HE WAS ONE OF THE LEADING GENERALS OF THE BOERS DURING THE WARTHE BOERS DURING THE WAR