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Page 1: ANGLO BOER WAR. REVIEW 1896 CHAMBERLAIN PUSHES FOR IMPERIAL TIES (NOT PRESSED, PEACE) 1896 CHAMBERLAIN PUSHES FOR IMPERIAL TIES (NOT PRESSED, PEACE) 1897.

ANGLO BOER WARANGLO BOER WAR

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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BOER COMMANDO FORCE ABOVE.

TOP RIGHT SHOWS FRENCH 105 MMARTILLERY GUN

TO RIGHT MOUNTED BOER SOLDIER ONPONY

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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EMILY HOBHOUSE AND THE MONUMENT IN EMILY HOBHOUSE AND THE MONUMENT IN BLOEMFONTEINBLOEMFONTEIN

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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

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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.

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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


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