16.—General Lyttleton and Mounted Brigade crossed the Tugela at Potgieter’s Drift. The telegram laid out a point-by-point ultimatum. 12.—General French (with cavalry, R.H.A., and Mounted Infantry) arrived before Bloemfontein, and captured two hills which command the railway and town. 22.—Boer movement in Cape Colony checked. Please keep this in mind when reading this timeline of the Boer War. 6.—De Wet severely defeated near Reitz by General Elliot, who made large captures. 22.—Seven hundred Cape raiders attacked columns of Colonels Wyndham and Crabbe. Sir Alfred Milner proceeded north from Cape Town to take up the duties of the Governor of the Transvaal and Orange River Colonies. Lord Methuen reported capture of thirty-two Boers. Kruger made President on December 17. Mr. Winston Churchill and a number of Dublin Fusiliers and Volunteers captured. Splendid defence by New Zealanders under Major Bauchop and New South Wales Mounted Infantry under Colonel Cox. A series of further defeats greatly demoralized the Boers, who were also plagued by starvation and disease brought on by months of sieges with little to no supply relief. The outrage expressed against Kruger’s harsh immigration policies caused many in the Cape Colony and in Britain itself to anticipate a widespread Uitlander uprising in Johannesburg. 23.—Lord Methuen attacked Boers at Belmont. Harry " The Breaker"' Morant was a Anglo-Australian soldier, horseman, poet and war criminal, who fought in the Boer War. General Ian Hamilton occupied Heidelburg. 15.—Major Damant took prisoner Adjutant Theron. Lord Dundonald had an action with the Boers near Acton Homes. French’s Cavalry and Hutton’s Mounted Infantry put Boers to flight six miles south of Balmoral. "The Boer War." Manie Botha killed; 600 Boers killed, wounded, or prisoners. With these reinforcements, the disparity between the numbers of troops was huge, with 500,000 British soldiers but only 88,000 Boers. Rebel commandos had the ability to form on a moment’s notice, conduct their attack and then vanish as if into thin air, confusing British forces who barely knew what had hit them. The discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886 made the Transvaal, until then a struggling... Second Boer War. 17.—Cronje’s force overtaken and surrounded at Paardeberg. 7.—The 4th Battalion Derbyshire Regiment (Sherwood Foresters) captured by the enemy at Roodeval. Kruger’s continued harsh policies against the Uitlanders and his cozy relationship with Britain’s colonial rivals, continued to fuel the empire’s ire towards the Transvaal republic during the waning years of the 1890s. 23.—De Wet succeeded in recrossing the river after losing 200 prisoners, all his guns, ammunition, and waggons. His papers captured. 1881.—Transvaal rebellion. The Boer War (or Anglo-Boer War) was a conflict in which the British Empire fought the forces of two Boer Republics from 1899 to 1902 in southern Africa. De Wet’s attempt to invade Cape Colony completely failed. Protest by British Government against closing the Vaal Drifts, as contrary to Convention; Nov. 3. It stated that the conditions demanded were such as her Majesty's Government deemed it impossible to discuss. 13.—Brilliant surprise of Boers by General B. Hamilton at Witkraus. British treaty with Tonga chiefs, in which they undertook not to make treaties with any other power. All of the forebear regiments of The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment were represented in the Boer War in South Africa and the Volunteers provided reinforcements on operations. Successful reconnaissance by Colonel Henderson from Arundel. Although control of foreign treaties remained with Britain, Britain did, however, drop the Transvaal’s official status as a British colony. Our casualties also heavy. 15.—Attack on laager near Vryheid by General Bruce-Hamilton. That same month the Orange Free State publicly declared its support for Kruger. Discovery of great goldfields in Witwatersrandt, Transvaal. General French manœuvring to enclose Colesberg; further fighting. 24.—Colonel von Donop’s brilliant defeat of 1000 Boers at Kleenfontein. Armoured train in action near Kimberley during reconnaissance. 27.—Colonel Williams’ force occupied the Witnek Pass and routed a strong body of Boers from the position. 1872.—Responsible Government granted to Cape Colony. These moves angered Dutch settlers throughout South Africa. 1.—General Elliot reached Kroonstad with 15 prisoners, 114 waggons, 89 carts, 2470 cattle, and 1280 horses. 10.—De Wet, after many contests with the British forces in Orange River Colony, succeeded in crossing the river at Sand Drift. Bethlehem captured by Generals Clements and Paget. 25.—Lord Methuen engaged the Boers at Graspan (Enslin), and after four hours' hard fighting carried position. When did the event occur? The information was gathered from the monumental eight-volume book called South Africa and the Transvaal War. Rescued by reinforcements. General French inflicted severe defeat on Boers at Colesberg. 27.—Lord Kitchener received letters from Steyn and De Wet protesting against his proclamation. The attempt of Botha and De Wet to invade Natal foiled. 10.—Burial of Cecil John Rhodes in the Matoppos. Evacuation of Transvaal by British troops began on Nov. 18. From 1899 to 1902 a war between Farmers, commonly known as Boers, and soldiers of the British Empire waged over South Africa. The inhabitants gave the troops a cordial welcome.”. 19.—Mr. From October 11, 1899, until May 31, 1902, the Second Boer War (also known as the South African War and the Anglo-Boer War) was fought in South Africa between the British and the Boers (Dutch settlers in southern Africa). The treaty officially ended the independence of both the South African Republic and the Orange Free State and placed both territories under British army administration. 6.—Great battle at Ladysmith. The Boer Republics declared war on 11th October 1899 and the conflict ended on 31st May 1902, a duration of 2 years and 8 months. 8.—Colonel Plumer captured Pietersburg, the terminus of the railway running due north from Pretoria. Colonel Pilcher, for “military reasons,” evacuated Douglas. Kitchener’s reasoning was that the internment of civilians would not only further deprive the burghers of food, which had been supplied to them by their wives on the homestead, but that it would prompt the Boers to surrender in order to be reunited with their families. General Lyttelton’s Division, by a brilliant converging movement, drove the Boers across the river. Pretoria Convention, creating "Transvaal State" under British suzerainty. December 16.—Kruger, Joubert, and Pretorius proclaimed South African Republic by hoisting flag on Dingaan's Day. 12-13.—General French, following up Hannay’s movement, crossed Riet River, and next day with a strong force marched twenty-five miles into the Free State, seized Klip Drift on the Modder River, occupied the hills to the north, and captured three of the enemy’s laagers, with supplies. 20.—Colonel Bethune’s Mounted Infantry ambushed near Vryheid. Britain’s Prime Minister William E. Gladstone forged a compromise peace with the Boers that granted the Transvaal self-government while still keeping it as an official colony of Great Britain. 11.—Anniversary of Kruger’s insolent ultimatum. 18.—Additional Battalions of Militia embodied. 3.—Capture of General Erasmus by General Bruce-Hamilton. https://www.patreon.com/Jabzyhttps://twitter.com/JabzyJoeMusic - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjMZjGhrFq_4llVS_x2XJ_w 2.—More murders by Boers officially announced. Colonel Keith Falconer killed. Gigantic movement to entrap De Wet started. Reconnaissance by General French. 27.—Boers unsuccessfully bombarded Ladysmith. (Gatacre’s Division.). 14.—General Pretyman, C.B., appointed Military Governor of Bloemfontein. The following is a day by day account of the Boer War, from its origins, through its heaviest fighting and bloodiest battles, to its conclusion. De Wet, after being turned northward by General Knox, moved towards Reddersburg. 2.—Loyal inhabitants of Douglas escorted to Belmont. Armoured train captured by Boers near Mafeking. The Queensland and Canadian Volunteers cleared a large belt across the Free State border. The Boers who made up these commandos were excellent shots and horsemen, as they had to learn to survive in a very hostile environment from a very young age. 21.—Colonel Lukin surprised Vander Venter’s laager near New Bethesda. Lord Roberts’s further advance to the Vet River. By late February, British forces had managed to move up strategic railway lines and finally relieve Kimberley and Ladysmith from Boer besiegement. The event, known as the Jameson Raid, was a debacle and forced Rhodes to resign as the Cape’s prime minister. Capture of Cingolo Hill by Sir Redvers Buller’s force. In 1880, after first allowing the British to defeat their common Zulu enemy, the Boers finally rose up in rebellion, taking up arms against the British with the purpose of reclaiming the Transvaal. 23.—The camp of Lovat’s Scouts rushed by Kruitzinger near Herschel. After gallantly defending their position for six hours, men's ammunition was exhausted, and about 800 were captured. 6.—General Buller captured Vaal Krantz Hill. Ninety-three prisoners taken. 6.—The War Office decided to reinforce Lord Kitchener by 30,000 mounted troops beyond those already landed in Cape Colony. 11.—Close of big drive in Orange River Colony; 127 Boers taken. 10.—General French drove the enemy from Vaal Kop. Harry was born in 1865 at Bideford, Devon, England. How South African Names of Places Have Changed, Not Only About Impressment: Causes of the War of 1812, The History of the Formation of South Africa. General Brabant engaged the enemy near Dordrecht. Sir Redvers Buller’s force captured the Boer position at Pieters. 29.—Lord Kitchener took over the command in South Africa. 28.—Orange Free State formally annexed under the title of Orange River Colony. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/the-boer-war-1779180. The direct cause of the war 12.—Laager at Schweizerreneke surprised by Colonel Rochfort. 24.—General Dartnell, with Highland Light Infantry, engaged Boers near Harrismith. 28.—Van Rensburg and thirteen burghers captured by Colonel Lowry Cole in Wepener district. 1855.—Establishment of a Constitution for South African Republic; not completed till 1858. 18.—Mr. 9.—Boers attacked Ladysmith, and repulsed with heavy loss. 1.—“Call to arms” at Capetown. 26.—Colonel Benson repulsed attack on hi class="hangindent"s rearguard on the Steenkool Spruit. Lord Dundonald and Mounted Brigade crossed the Tugela at Potgieter’s Drift. 30.—Colonel Rawlinson’s troops after tremendous march surprised Manie Botha’s laager and made valuable captures. Rosenberg, Tarkan, Contributing Writer. General Charles Knox and others continued the pursuit of De Wet. The tension between Great Britain and South Africa’s Dutch settlers eventually prompted many Boers to move their families further into South Africa’s interior—away from British control—where they could establish an autonomous Boer state. 6.—A train wrecked on the Pretoria-Pietersburg line. 1874.—Ichaboe and Penguin Islands annexed. Orange Free State neutrality declared. 28.—H.M.S. 2.—De Wet was forced over the Orange River with the loss of his guns and convoy. 5.—Death of Commander Egerton, of Powerful. 2.—Patrol under Captain Walker captured twenty-one prisoners near Wolvekop. 26.—Mooi River Column joined at Frere by General Hildyard. The last, and most destructive, phase of the war was about to begin. Field-Cornet Jan Venter killed. Reoccupation of Dordrecht. The British replied that no such conditions could be met and by the evening of October 11, 1899, Boer forces began crossing over the borders into Cape Province and Natal. The battle of Diamond Hill. The British counter-attack, after massive reinforcements were sent to the region. Enemy driven off with loss. 9.—Martial law extended to the whole of Cape Colony. 28.—Colonel Colenbrander from Krugersdorp moved to Pietersburg and from thence accomplished relief of Fort Edward. Squabbles erupted within Boer ranks between the bittereinders (“bitter-enders”) who wanted to keep fighting and those hendsoppers (“hands-uppers”) who favored surrender. R.H.A. 3.—Colonel Colenbrander broke up Badenhorst’s commando, and took fifteen prisoners and all the waggons. 27.—Malan mortally wounded and captured by Jansenville District Mounted Horse (under Major Collett), and Lovat’s Scouts. Convention agreed to, ceding all territory to Transvaal, with the Queen as suzerain, and a British resident at Pretoria, Aug. 8. By March 1900, British forces led by Lord Frederick Roberts had occupied Bloemfontein (the capital of the Orange Free State) and by May and June, they had taken Johannesburg and the South African Republic’s capital, Pretoria. https://www.thoughtco.com/the-boer-war-1779180 (accessed April 9, 2021). 23.—Garrison at Dewetsdorp surrendered to De Wet. (21st Hussars), killed while doing magnificent work with his Scouts near Stormberg. General Paget drove the enemy from strong positions towards Bethlehem. Also, the fact that Britain’s Cape Colony had now slipped into the South African Republic’s economic shadow, made Great Britain even more determined to secure its African interests and to bring the Boers to heel. 18.—Lieutenant Williams, a notorious train-wrecker, captured by National Scouts. 6.—Colonel Ross (Canadian Scouts) made valuable captures in a cave near Tafel Kop. Colonel Deane and Majors Poole and Hingiston killed. Volunteer Town Guard distinguished itself. the Anglo-Boer War) remains the most terrible and destructive modern armed conflict in South Africa’s history. Griqualand West incorporated with the Cape. The war began on October 11 1899, following a Boer ultimatum that the British should cease building up their forces in the region. 6.—Pieter de Wet sentenced by Treason Court to pay a fine of £1000 or undergo two years’ imprisonment. 28.—Relief of Ladysmith after 120 day’s investment. 13.—Fight for a convoy by De Villiers. 26.—Jacob’s laager captured by Colonel Driscoll. British Troops Defending a Train Derailed by the Boers, British Grenadier Guards - at the Battle of Riddulph's Berg, Boer War, GENERAL BULLER�S ADVANCE: PURSUING THE BOERS AFTER THE FIGHT ON HELPMAKAAR HEIGHTS, 1852.—Sand River Convention, granting independence to. The Scottish Horse especially distinguished themselves and sustained severe loss. 11.—Boer Ultimatum time-limit expired. Sir George White sent out from Ladysmith to Nicholson's Nek a Mountain Battery, with the Irish Fusiliers and the Gloucesters, to turn the enemy's right flank. 2.—De Wet’s commando gallantly charged by New Zealanders, Queensland Imperial Bushmen, and South African Light Horse. Colonel Holland surprised Brand’s laager and took six Boers. 3.—General French reinforced from De Aar. Every Boer success is lamented, while every British victory - no matter how small - is glorified. 5.—General Gatacre occupied Stormberg without opposition. 13.—The Boers continued their aggressions on the Senekal-Ficksburg line. Jameson had express instructions not to enter the Transvaal until an Uitlander uprising was underway. 30.—Skirmish near Dordrecht. In 1884, Transvaal President Paul Kruger successfully renegotiated the original agreement. Commercial Treaty concluded between Portuguese Government and the South African Republic, which led to British claims to Delagoa Bay. 27.—General Clements occupied Fauresmith, and arrested the landrost. Boers repulsed on every side with heavy loss. Nevertheless, the strong-arm tactics of the British against the Boers eventually served their purpose. Boers seize and annex Montsioaland; sanctioned by proclamation; withdrawn on remonstrance. One of the murdered men was an Imperial Yeoman. Sir F. (now Lord) Roberts sent out, Feb. 28. Rebel Boer commandos relentlessly raided British communication lines and army bases with swift, surprise attacks often conducted at night. English became the official language, rather than Dutch, and official policy encouraged the immigration of settlers from Great Britain. Key Dates. In 1814, Holland officially handed the colony over to the British Empire. 15.—Capture of the so-called “Orange Free State Government” at Reitz. Any burgher between the ages of 16 and 60 was liable to be called up to serve in a commando and each often brought their own rifles and horses. 27.—Colonel Du Moulin killed in a night attack on his camp. 31.—Delarey defeated in engagement with Colonels Keir and Cookson. 13.—Lord Roberts issued a proclamation calling upon the Boers to surrender. General French occupied a kopje overlooking Colesberg. 26.—Finding the passage of the river near Colenso commanded by strong entrenchments, Sir Redvers Buller sent his guns and baggage back to the south side of the Tugela, and found a new crossing. 1878.—Walfish Bay proclaimed a British possession. 7.—Attack on Piquetberg repulsed by garrison under Major Wilson and Town Guard. 27.—Occupation of Middelburg by advance guard of Lord Roberts without opposition. 3.—Telegraphic communication restored between Mafeking and Gaberones. 16.—Determined attacks by Boers on left flank of British posts in the Pretoria district. Sir Charles Warren defeated the enemy near Douglas. British annexation of Southern, and protectorate of Northern Bechuanaland. 17-22.—Transports arrived at Cape Town with 22,000 troops. Boers defeated with loss. Twelve officers and 120 police captured. Basutoland added to Cape. 21.—5th Division crossed the Tugela at Colenso. 9.—Colonial Division attacked at Wepener. Lord Roberts planning the advance on Pretoria © On 11 October 1899, the second Boer War broke out … Firstly, Lord Horatio Herbert Kitchener, commander of the South African British forces, decided to set up barbed wire and blockhouses along the railway lines to keep the Boers at bay. 1852.—Sand River Convention, granting independence to TransvaalBoers. The first phase of the war gave the Boers the upper hand over British forces, but the latter two phases eventually brought victory to the British and placed the previously independent Boer territories firmly under British dominion -- leading, eventually, to the complete unification of South Africa as a British colony in 1910. 1899.— Petition of Uitlanders to the Queen, May 24. General Smith-Dorrien repulsed 2000 of the enemy. Boers being surrounded; fighting in the hills. Three officers wounded. The Boers - South African 'Boer' War | NZHistory, New Zealand history online The British government decided it was time to gain the upper hand and sent two troop divisions to South Africa, which included volunteers from colonies like Australia and New Zealand. They came to be known as “Boers”’—the Dutch word for farmers. Coupled with the advent of a new government in London reluctant to fight the war, this ensured that the Transvaal was able effectively to maintain its independence. Thirty burghers secured by Colonel Fry, West Yorkshire Regiment. Mules, with guns and reserve ammunition, stampeded into enemy's lines. 1.—Relief of Ookiep by British troops under Colonels Cooper and Caldwell. 11.—Meeting of Boer representatives at Klerksdorp in relation to Peace movement. Commandos spread out in several directions from the Transvaal and Orange Free State, besieging three railway towns—Mafeking, Kimberley, and Ladysmith—in order to impede the transport of British reinforcements and equipment from the coast. Britain, who viewed the Cape as an excellent staging post on the route to their colonies in Australia and India, attempted to take control over Cape Town from the Dutch East India Company, which had effectively gone bankrupt. Terminated without result, June 6. Whole towns and thousands of farms were plundered and burned; livestock was killed. 11.—Badenhorst and twenty-two burghers secured by Colonels Colenbrander and Dawkins, near Zandriverspoort. Listed here is a chronological list of events relating to the Second Boer War (details have been taken from To The Bitter End - A Photographic History of the Boer War 1899-1902 by Emanoel Lee, The Boer War by Thomas Pakenham, The Boer War, South Africa 1899-1902 by Martin Marix Evans and from the Anglo Boer War Museum on-line) 21.—General French, with about 2000 men, attacked a Boer force under General Kock at Elandslaagte. 10.—General Buller prepared to return home. 4-5.—General Brabant advanced from Dordrecht against Labuschagne, and was completely successful. Dr. Jameson and other prisoners handed over to Sir H. Robinson, Jan. 7. 17.—Sir Charles Warren crossed, with his Division, at Trichardt’s Drift. Kruger had decided that war was inevitable and as the Boers had the numerical advantage in October it was hoped that if the Boers could strike a swift blow they might force the British to the table at which they would acknowledge the full sovereignty of the Boer republics. 30.—British occupation of Waterval Boven. 6.—Major Vallancey dispersed Beyers’ commando. 8.—Commandant de Villiers and two Field Cornets surrendered at Warmbaths. Major Fisher killed. 24.—Lord Roberts left for the front in the Eastern Transvaal to operate against General Botha. 1881.—Severe engagement near Ingogo River, Feb. 8. More: 1902 CE: Boers beat British troop in Tweebosch Transvaal. Severe losses on both sides. General Cherry Emmett captured. The two Boer republics were financially unstable and still relied heavily on British help. Rosenberg, Tarkan, Contributing Writer. Captain Hon. On October 9th, Alfred Milner, the governor of the Cape Colony, received a telegram from authorities in the Boer capital of Pretoria. 1876.—Fingoland, Idutywa Reserve, and No-Man's-Land annexed. Boers repulsed. Perhaps the most heroic fighting carried out by Canadians in South Africa occurred near the end of the war, on Easter Monday, 31 March 1902, at the Battle of Boschbult farm — also known as the Battle of Harts River. Bombardment of Cronje’s position began. 14.—Rearguard of Colonel Byng’s column attacked near Heilbron by 400 of the enemy under De Wet. 18.—Colonel Steele, with South African Constabulary, captured thirty-six Boers in the region of the Magaliesberg. Sortie from Ladysmith. The Boers had the numerical advantage of 40,000 to 15,000. 4.—General Buller’s forces and those of the Commander-in-Chief joined at Vlakfontein. It was an event that in many ways shaped the history of 20th Century South Africa. 28.—De Wet, frustrated in his attempt to break through to the south, withdrew to Senekal. Mr. Chamberlain and Sir H. Robinson sent order to stop hostilities, Dec. 31. 16.—Colonel Rawlinson returned to Standerton with twenty prisoners and many prizes. The revelation of the camp system severely damaged the reputation of Britain’s government and furthered the cause for Boer nationalism abroad. By 1852, a settlement was reached between the Boers and the British Empire granting sovereignty to those Boers who had settled beyond the Vaal River in the northeast. The cordon round Cronje began to close in. In 1652, the Dutch East India Company established the first staging post at the Cape of Good Hope (the southernmost tip of Africa); this was a place where ships could rest and resupply during the long voyage to the exotic spice markets along India’s western coast. Commission appointed to carry out Treaty of Peace, April 5. When this tactic failed, Kitchener decided to adopt a “scorched earth” policy that systematically sought to destroy food supplies and deprive the rebels of shelter. Second Boer War Diary of an Officer in the Imperial Yeomanry. The Boers also won several major battles during the early months of the war. 26.—Sir Charles Warren arrived at the Natal front. 18.—Severe fighting at Paardeberg, where Cronje was being gradually surrounded. 21.—Capture of Smuts’ convoy, near Bothwell, by Colonel Mackenzie. 15.—Boers attacked General French and were repulsed at Colesberg. If you would like to save your place while reading, simply bookmark or copy/paste the website address. Boer War Ends when the Treaty of Vereeniging is signed, Britain annexes Transvaal. Lieutenant-Colonel Metcalfe, 2nd Rifle Brigade, with 500 men from Ladysmith, captured Surprise Hill, destroying a howitzer. 8.—General Clements occupied Norval’s Pont. 13.—The City Imperial Volunteers left London for South Africa. 31.—Capture of convoy at Groothoop by Colonel Rimington. 30.—Great attack by Delarey and Kemp on Colonel Kekewich’s camp near Magato Nek, in the Magaliesberg. 4.—Surrender of Harrismith to General MacDonald. The second Boer … Successful sortie by Colonel Baden-Powell from Mafeking. Colonel Benson and Colonel Guinness killed. Colonel Mahon, at the head of the relief force, entered Mafeking. Proclamation issued declaring the Boer "commandeering" of certain portions of Cape Colony null. British Government put a stop to Boer raids into Zululand, and confined them to a territory of nearly 3000 square miles; to be known as the "New Republic.". 'South African War (a.k.a. Brilliant manœuvre by Lieutenant-Colonel Pilcher at Sunnyside. Captured two Field-Cornets and twenty other Boers. British loss, 1 killed, 8 wounded. General French came in contact with a Boer force, who tried to get away, but were held to their position by the British force. Botha retreated. Enormous captures. 13.—General French defeated 1800 Boers between Arundel and Naauwpoort. 25.—Bluejackets blew up Tugela Road bridge, and cut off Boers with their guns. Commandant Eloff attacked Mafeking, and was captured by Col. Baden-Powell. Escort, which made gallant defence, overpowered. Cronje asked for armistice, but Lord Kitchener demanded his surrender; Cronje refused, and was then bombarded heavily. 29.—Proclamation issued in Pretoria providing for the sale of the properties of Boers still in the field, in accordance with Lord Kitchener’s proclamation. The Second Boer War had begun. 22.—General Ian Hamilton occupied Heilbron after a series of engagements. 3.—General Buller formally entered Ladysmith. The camps were widely criticized, especially in Europe where British methods in the war were already under heavy scrutiny. 11.—Kruger, having fled from the Transvaal, arrived in Portuguese territory, and proceeded to Lorenzo Marques. 27.—Anniversary of Majuba. 1891.—Southern boundary of Portuguese territory fixed by treaty with Great Britain. Potchefstroom surrendered with honours of war in ignorance of armistice, April. 14.—Orders given for the mobilisation of a Sixth Division, and a Seventh in reserve. Commando members, furthermore, were allowed to sit as equals in general councils of war to which they often brought their own individual ideas about tactics and strategy. The treaty also called for the immediate disarmament of the burghers and included a provision for funds to be made available for the reconstruction of the Transvaal. Colonel de Lisle surprised laager at Wilge River and captured fifteen prisoners. 1889.—Charter granted to British South Africa Company. 1884.—London Convention restoring to the Transvaal the title of "South African Republic.". Boer War, Breaker Morant. General Brabant entered the town in the morning, the Boers taking to flight. 25.—Botha’s farm surrounded at Schimmelhoek. December 29.—Captain Elliot treacherously murdered while fording the Vaal. 14.—Sir R. Buller and Staff left England. 1893.—Responsible government granted to Natal. General Buller made a demonstration in force to aid General White. 9.—General Macdonald retired to Modder River. 15.—General French reached and relieved Kimberley, captured Boer laager and supplies, and forced the enemy to withdraw. Offers of Second Contingents by the Colonies accepted. 13.—Lord Roberts occupied Bloemfontein. 16.—Further captures by Major Wiggin within Swaziland border. The British flag hoisted at Johannesburg. 31.—Battalion of Irish Yeomanry captured at Lindley. Offer of Canadian Government to raise 600 more troops for service in South Africa accepted.
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