Causes of Boer war and sieges 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryWarfareA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: Ellierose1999Created on: 21-04-17 10:11 Causes of War 1881- Peace Treaty which benefited the Boers Transsval government did not allow Outlanders to vote Outlanders moved over there due to gold discoveries 1 of 11 Siege of Ladysmith When was it? 1899 November What happened? White set up defensive perimeter What was he criticised for? Allowing junior officers too much control What did this allow him to do? Drive Boers back 2 of 11 Black Week When was it? 10-17 December 1899 What happened? A successive vhsin of defeats What were Bullers tactics? Relief columns and split generals into 3 groups- Gatacre Stormberg, Meuthen- Magersfrontein and Buller Mafeking 3 of 11 Stormberg and Magersfrontein How did they get there? Gatacre went by train What went wrong? Exposed to artillery fire What were consequences? Light casualities 4 of 11 Magersfrontein What was it? Bottom of slope What went wrong? Daylight and sun blasted them Open fire on hill 5 of 11 Colense When was it? 15 December 1899 What went wrong? Buller did not know geography and given poor maps so did not know territory. What was the consequence? Prisoners taken and lost 200 men surrendered by Heliograph 6 of 11 Spion Kop Jan 1900 What went wrong? Mist cleared and realised positioned wrong on hill and this led to Boers open fire Poor communication What was consequence? Heavy losses 7 of 11 Relief of Ladysmith When was it relieved? 28 February 8 of 11 Relief of Kimberley When was it? 15 February What were advantages for British? Superior number How long did it last? 124 days 9 of 11 Relief of Makeking When was it? 17 May 1900- after 217 days. Who was in charge? Baden-Powell What were his tactics? Fake landmines, dummy guns teenage boys take messages and attempted to starve Boers. 10 of 11 Consequences Positive Boers held position which meant they risked assault from British more. Negative Negative public opinion 11 of 11
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