Following the Boer declaration of independence for the Transvaal in 1880 the British suffered a series of disastrous defeats in attempting to regain the territory. On 20 December 1880, Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Robert Anstruther and elements of his regiment, the 94th, marched from Lydenburg to Pretoria, the regiment’s band leading the column playing the popular song […]

The Battle of Majuba Hill (near Volksrust, South Africa) on 27 February 1881 was the main and decisive battle of the First Boer War. It was a resounding victory for the Boers. Major-General Sir George Pomeroy Colley occupied the summit of the hill on the night of 26–27 February 1881. His motive for occupying the […]

Die Eerste Anglo Boere Oorlog Saamgestel uit 2 Klankbane 1880 – DIE EERSTE VRYHEIDSOORLOG breek uit tussen Transvaal en Brittanje a.g.v. die ANNEKSASIE van die Z.A.R. deur Brittanje. Shepstone en Carnavon wou die hele S.A. in ‘n federasie onder die Britse vlag verenig. Die Boere behaal by AMAJUBA ‘n groot oorwinning. PRESIDENT JAN BRAND van die  VRYSTAAT tree […]