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Posted in 31 May 1902, Afrikaners, Boer War, Boer War History, concentration camps, Gutenberg project, History, Krugerspost, Melrose House, Paul Kruger, Peace Treaty 1902, Peace Treaty of Vereniging 1902, President Kruger, President of the ZAR, Pretoria, Schalk W Burger, Schalk Willem Burger brug, South African history, South African War, South African War Virtual Library, tagged Acting President of the ZAR, Afrikaners, Boer War, Boer War 1901, Boer War History, Boer/British War, Boere-oorlog geskiedenis, Burger, concentration camps, geskiedenis, Goedgedacht, Gutenberg project, History, Krugerspost, Melrose House, military leaders of South Africa, millitere leiers van Suid-Afrika, Paul Kruger, Peace Treaty of Vereeniging May 1902, Peace Treaty of Vereniging, Pretoria, Schalk Willem Burger, Schalk Willem Burger brug, South African history, South African War, State President of South Africa, The Peace Treaty 31 May 1902, Vrede van Vereniging 1902, ZAR, Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek on 12/07/2007 | 59 Comments »	Schalk Willem Burger – image: Wikimedia [my great granddad]
As a politician, he was described as “enlightened and shrewd” and it was reported that he rivaled Paul Kruger in his influence over his countrymen. After the Battle of Spion Kop, due to illness, he withdrew from the fighting and pursued his political career once more. He was elected to the Volksraad (House of Assembly) in 1887, later serving as Chairman.
My great grandad – far right – with his brothers. Photo: Burgerfamilie.com
During the Boer/British war, the South Africans showed how they could stand together as a nation…”Unity is strength!” This LINK HERE has got fantastic pictures from the Battlefields and the museum at Ladysmith….worth visiting!
Melrose-huis word bekend as die “Imperial Headquarters in South Africa” en hiervandaan is die bevele uitgestuur wat meer as 18 maande lank die aard van die Britse oorlogsbedrywighede bepaal het. Teen die einde van 1900 vertrek lord Roberts na Engeland en lord Kitchener van Khartoum neem sy plek in. Saam met hom is sy Sikh-bediendes wat hom sedert sy veldslae in Indie vergesel het. Die woonkamer links van die ingang gebruik Kitchener as sy kantoor en die vertrek langsaan as slaapkamer.
Die kommissie het dadelik na Pretoria vertrek en tuisgegaan in “Parkzicht”, die huis van Carl Rood, langs Melrose-huis. Op 19 Mei het die samesprekings met die Engelse bevelvoerders begin en deur taaie onderhandelinge is die vredesvoorwaardes puntsgewys vasgestel. Na die eerste fase het dit gelyk asof die samesprekings ‘n dooiepunt bereik het, maar is oorwen deur ‘n komitee, saamgestel uit lord Kitchener, genls. Smuts en Hertzog wat die werk voortgesit het. Die finale dokument, bestaande uit tien klousules, is deur Chamberlain en die Britse Kabinet goedgekeur. Die kommissie moes die dokument aan die afgevaardigdes op Vereeniging voorle en daar sou kans gegee word tot 31 Mei 1902 om JA of NEE daarop te antwoord. Om 9vm op 29 Mei is die eerste sitting gehou en die rapport voorgelees.
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