num_pages: 176
description: When the Boer settlers left British-ruled Cape Colony to conquer new territories for themselves, few imagined they would find themselves fighting the British for their independence. But the discovery of gold and diamonds in the Transvaal led to a conspiracy to incorporate the Boer republics into the British Empire. No-one – at least in London or Cape Town – imagined these ‘farmers’ could oppose a modern European army. But they did.The Boers savaged a British column at Majuba Hill and an uneasy peace endured for another ten years.Full-scale war broke out again in 1899 with the Boers enjoying considerable international support.
language: English
title: Slogging Over Africa: The Boer Wars 1815-1902
titlecomplete: Slogging Over Africa: The Boer Wars 1815-1902
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Cassell