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Dive into the history of the museum and see who are the people behind the success of the Anglo-Boer War Museum.

History of the Museum ➜

Dive into the history of the Anglo-Boer War Museum

Friends of the War Museum ➜

A society that acts as the liaison between the Museum and the people

Personnel ➜

See the people behind the success of the Anglo-Boer War Museum
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Read what happened in some of the biggest moments in South African history, where monuments are based and why they exist. Take a walk through history in our Exhibits and ready more about the struggles of the women that lived through the war.

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Read what happened in some of the biggest moments in South African history, where monuments are based and why they exist. Take a walk through history in our Exhibits and ready more about the struggles of the women that lived through the war.

History of the war ➜

Dive into the history of the war

Heritage Route ➜

Take a virtual walk through the Heritage Route

Collections ➜

Read more about our Collections

Exhibitions ➜

Take a walk through history in our Exhibitions

National Womens Memorial ➜

Read more about what the National Women's Memorial commemorates, as well as about the monument itself.
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Introduction to the War

Two political ideologies namely British imperialism and Afrikaner nationalism were to clash at the turn of the nineteenth century in South Africa. Britain sought the unification of whole of South

Republican Strategy

The primary object of the Boer command was to isolate or wipe out the British forces at Dundee and Ladysmith in Natal, and at Mafeking and Kimberley before the arrival

Meanwhile, the first British reinforcements had already arrived in South Africa. General Sir Redvers Buller, the British Commander-in-Chief in South Africa, soon after his arrival in South Africa on 31

Black Week of the British Army

Buller’s defeat at Colenso led to his replacement by Lord Roberts as supreme commander of the British forces in South Africa on 18 D ecember 1899. However, before Roberts’ arrival,

Second British Offensive

The new Commander-in-chief, Lord Roberts and his chief of staff, Lord Kitchener landed in South Africa on 10 January 1900. Roberts decided to conquer the Boer Republics from the Cape

The Mobile War Begins

As the Transvaal leaders decided not to defend Pretoria, Roberts entered the capital unopposed on 5 June. At Donkerhoek (Diamond Hill) from11-12 June 1900 and Bergendal (Dalmanutha) from 21-27 August 1900…

The Guerrilla War

Lord Kitchener saw the final phase of the war as “insensate resistance”. It was to continue for nearly two years – from March 1900 to the end of the war.

Peace Treaty of Vereeniging

In March 1901 the first overtures for peace failed mainly because the Boer leaders had refused to give up their countries` independence. In April 1902 the republican governments once again

Chronology of the war

The War strecthed from October 1899 till May 1902 and featured many key incidents and occurrences initially causing the war, prolonging it for 3 years and eventually ending it in 1902…

Prisoners of War

The first sizable batch of Boer prisoners of war taken by the British consisted of those captured at the battle of Elandslaagte on 21 October 1899. No camps had been

Pow Camps Overseas

The first overseas camps were opened in St Helena.The SS Milwaukee arrived off St Helena on 11 April 1900 with 514 prisoners on board. This was the first batch of

British Prisoners of War

The hospital at the Racecourse was used for wounded and sick prisoners until the fall of Pretoria. The officers remained at the Staats Model School until 16 March 1900 when

Cape Rebels

The primary object of the Boer command was to isolate or wipe out the British forces at Dundee and Ladysmith in Natal, and at Mafeking and Kimberley before the arrival

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