Our 3rd Journal released

Our 3rd Journal released
Post Date June 02, 2015
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This edition is devoted to the CIV, or the City of London Imperial Volunteers. I was aware of the unit and the reason for their recruitment at very short notice, but beyond that I was a little hazy. The whole issue was raised by my son and this journal edition is the result.

The Society continues to attract new members and our library is an excellent source of research for members. If you have any material that would enhance our material, please let me know.

Likewise, if …

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Our Second Journal released

Our Second Journal released
Post Date February 01, 2013
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Dear readers,

The Society has got off to a very good start and we are attracting thousands of visitors.  The majority of site visits come in equal proportions from the UK and USA, followed closely by Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Curiously, the South Africans bring up the rear.

I am delighted that the second journal has some really interesting articles. Prof. John Laband uses two articles to explore the Battle of Majuba and his insight reveals a fascinating perspective of this battle. The article by Prof. John Hannavy gives …

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The Anglo Boer War Historical Society Exhibition

The Anglo Boer War Historical Society Exhibition
Post Date January 14, 2013
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Tenterden Museum will be hosting our Anglo Boer War Historical Society photographic, artefacts and medals exhibition between the 28th March – 14th April 2013.

There is a  unique collection of photographs and accounts of a local man’s experiences in Africa including medals – artefacts – and memorabilia.

There will also be free valuations at the weekends so please bring your Boer War memorabilia and artefacts with you for our experts to view.

Please click on the links below for more details:

Tenterden Museum website

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Boer War Society Exhibition, Easter 2013

Boer War Society Exhibition, Easter 2013
Post Date November 13, 2012
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With the assistance of the Anglo-Boer War Historical Society,Tenterden Museum in Kent is proposing to hold a Boer War exhibition at Easter 2013. In recent years the venue has held a number of similar exhibitions, including those of the Anglo Zulu War and World War One, which were a great success. The provisional date for the start of the Boer War exhibition is Easter 2013.

The exhibition will display a combination of photographs and sketches along with artefacts and memorabilia from the war. A special feature …

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Inaugural Journal released

Inaugural Journal released
Post Date August 29, 2012
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Dear Readers,

As many of you are aware, The Anglo Zulu War Historical Society has been thriving for some 20 years and has established a worthy reputation for both its journals and high quality academic research. The Society library of some 300 journal articles is regularly used by researchers, authors, students and academics world wide. Indeed, the Society website has been selected by the Bodleian Libraries of Oxford University as being of ‘lasting research value and worthy of permanent preservation’ in their Web Archive.

In recent years …

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Taking on the British. The Battle of Bronkhorstspruit 28th November 1879

Taking on the British. The Battle of Bronkhorstspruit 28th November 1879
Post Date August 24, 2012
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The Boers… have all the cunning and cruelty of the Kaffir without his honesty or courage… they could not stand up against our troops for an hour.(1)

By the end of 1879 British policy for Zululand, and to a lesser extent, theTransvaal, became aimless. The reason for this lack of purpose was clear. Circumstances had changed since the first invasion in January. Mainly due to on-going adverse press reporting at home, Disraeli’s government was on the verge of collapse as a direct consequence of the …

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The Boers and Zululand.

Post Date August 24, 2012
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On 25 May 1875, in the name of the Boer Republic, the Boers announced that large areas of Zululand were their territory. Following this announcement, which seriously irritated King Cetshwayo, Boer settlers again began moving into Zululand and these new incursions were opposed by the Zulus with increasing vigour. One such area of heightened tension was an unofficial extension of the Boers’Transvaal into Zululand, which lay between the Buffalo and Blood rivers immediately north of Rorke’s Drift, which was generally becoming known as the ‘disputed …

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Disillusionment and the Great Trek.

Post Date August 24, 2012
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The Cape Boers soon became utterly disillusioned with British rule, taxation and punishments for non- compliance with local laws. These Boers were a hardy new race; they called themselves Afrikaners and they fiercely resented any intrusion with their way of life, especially politically motivated executions. They owed allegiance only to God, themselves and to Africa (hence the name Afrikaners). They were fully aware that the whole of unexploredAfricalay to the east and the north; surely it was possible, many asked, to move there and live …

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White expansionism and the founding of the Boers in South Africa.

White expansionism and the founding of the Boers in South Africa.
Post Date August 23, 2012
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Before the fifteenth century little was know of Southern Africa. Following Diaz’s discovery of the Cape in 1486, southern Africa remained of little interest to the Europeans. It appeared to have nothing to offer beyond its geographical location. In the name of King John of Portugal, Diaz and his men erected a marble cross at the site of their landfall, today known as Angra Pequena. That cross lay neglected for hundreds of years but today it stands in the Lisbon Maritime Museum, a treasured memory …

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New website for Ian Knight

New website for Ian Knight
Post Date July 11, 2012
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Ian has launched a new website – www.ianknightzulu.com. It will include news of Ian’s lectures, books and tours together with a regular blog on Anglo-Zulu War affairs. Among the current news items is an update on the progress of the restoration of the guns which fired the salute at King Cetshwayo’s coronation in 1873.

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