The Anglo-Boer War

Maps, Facts & Stats

Pieter G Cloete

• Publisher: PG Cloete
• eBook ISBN: 9780620800983
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: African History
• Index: History

The Anglo-Boer War was a 'small war', but it left an indelible mark on South Africa and its future and represented a watershed in British Imperialism and the Empire. It was an interesting war with all the elements that makes military history intriguing: David against Goliath, amateurs against professionals, heroes and villains, bravery and cowardice, glory and suffering, brilliant victories and humiliating defeats. Based on extensive research, using numerous sources, this e-book presents a vast amount of information and comparative statistics surrounding the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa, in a clear and graphic fashion. This publication, arguably the most comprehensive on this subject matter, contains: INTRODUCTORY NOTES
Essential information required when visiting battle fields or researching campaigns. 3 COLOURED DIAGRAMS
The Composition of a British Infantry Division; Anglo-Boer War Rifles and Artillery. 2 COLOURED GENERAL MAPS
Southern Africa – The seat of the war; The Anglo-Boer War in Global Context. 5 COLOURED CAMPAIGN MAPS
The First Republican Offensive; Field Marshal Roberts' Campaign; The Guerrilla Phase.
The Blockhouse System: The Concentration Camps. 25 COLOURED BATTLE MAPS
The Famous Sieges; The 'Black Week' Battles and all the Key Battles and Operations of the War. 8 FACT SHEETS
The Balance Sheet of Forces; The Butcher's Bill (Casualties); The Concentration Camps.
The Republican Forces; The Commandos; The Rank and Command Structure
Notes on Marksmanship.
The British and Imperial Units involved in the War.
The British and Imperial Cemeteries in South Africa.

1 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1899

2 THE ANGLO-BOER WAR and the WORLD 1899 to 1902

3 COMPOSITION of a TYPICAL BRITISH INFANTRY DIVISION November 1899

4 ANGLO-BOER WAR ARTILLERY A comparison

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Table of contents

• INTRODUCTION
• NOTES
• 1 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1899
• 2 THE ANGLO-BOER WAR and the WORLD 1899 to 1902
• 3 COMPOSITION of a TYPICAL BRITISH INFANTRY DIVISION November 1899
• 4 ANGLO-BOER WAR ARTILLERY A comparison
• 5 ANGLO-BOER WAR RIFLES A comparison
• 6 THE FIRST REPUBLICAN OFFENSIVE October to December 1899
• 7 THE BATTLE OF TALANA 20 October 1899
• 8 THE BATTLE OF ELANDSLAAGTE 21 October 1899
• 9 THE BATTLE OF MODDERSPRUIT and NICHOLSON’S NEK 30 October 1899
• 10 THE BATTLE OF / MODDER RIVER / TWEERIVIERE 28 November 1899
• 11 THE BATTLE OF STORMBERG 10 December 1899
• 12 THE BATTLE OF MAGERSFONTEIN 11 December 1899
• 13 THE BATTLE OF COLENSO 15 December 1899
• 14 THE BATTLE OF SPION KOP 24 January 1900
• 15 THE SIEGE OF KIMBERLEY 15 October 1899 to 15 February 1900
• 16 THE SIEGE OF LADYSMITH 2 November 1899 to 28 February 1900
• 17 THE BREAKTHROUGH BATTLES AT THE TUGELA 12 to 27 February 1900
• 18 THE BATTLE OF PAARDEBERG 17 to 27 February 1900
• 19 THE BATTLE OF SANNA’S POST 31 March 1900
• 20 THE SIEGE OF MAFEKING 14 October 1899 to 17 May 1900
• 21 THE FIRST ‘DE WET HUNT’ 15 July to 14 August 1900
• 22 THE BATTLE OF BERGENDAL / DALMANUTHA 21 to 27 August 1900
• 23 FIELD MARSHAL LORD ROBERTS’ CAMPAIGN February to September 1900
• 24 THE SECOND ‘DE WET HUNT’ 13 November to 17 December 1900
• 25 THE BATTLE OF NOOITGEDACHT 13 December 1900
• 26 THE THIRD ‘DE WET HUNT’ 27 January to 11 March 1901
• 27 THE GUERRILLA PHASE: OPERATIONAL AREAS December 1900 to May 1902
• 28 THE BLOCKHOUSE SYSTEM March 1901 to May 1902
• 29 COMDT-GEN BOTHA’S SECOND EXPEDITION TO NATAL 7 September to 11 October 1901
• 30 LORD KITCHENER’S ‘NEW MODEL’ DRIVES February 1901 to May 1902
• 31 GEN SMUTS’ INVASION OF THE CAPE COLONY July 1901 to May 1902
• 32 THE BATTLE OF YSTERSPRUIT 25 February 1902
• 33 THE BATTLE OF TWEEBOSCH / DE KLIPDRIFT 7 March 1902
• 34 THE BATTLE OF BOSCHBULT 31 March 1902
• 35 THE BATTLE OF ROODEWAL 11 April 1902
• 36 A RECKONING The balance sheet
• 37 A RECKONING The Butcher’s Bill
• 38 THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS June 1901 to May 1902
• 39 THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS The Innocents – June 1901 to May 1902
• 40 THE REPUBLICAN FORCES 189920
• 41 BRITISH and IMPERIAL REGIMENTS & UNITS in S.A.34 1899 to 1902
• 42 BRITISH and IMPERIAL CEMETERIES36 1899 to 1902
• ENDNOTES