Important Dates of the Boer War 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryASEdexcel Created by: Gemma BoucherCreated on: 21-05-13 18:16 1879 - 1880 Zulu Wars 1 of 18 1880 - 1881 First Boer War - Battle of Majuba Hill; small british force defeated. 2 of 18 1882 - 1884 Britain concedes independence of the Transvaal and Orange Free State. 3 of 18 1886 Discovery of gold in the Transvaal. 4 of 18 1895 Cecil Rhodes attempts to overthrow the Transvaal Republic in the Jameson Raid which ends in a fiasco. 5 of 18 1897 Sir Alfred Milner arrives in South Africa as British High Commissioner. 6 of 18 1899 (May) Milner and Kruger meet for negotiations on the uitlander problem - unsuccessful. 7 of 18 1899 (August) Britain sends more troops to the Cape. 8 of 18 1899 (October) Boer Republics issue ultimatum to Britain to withdraw troops - declaration of war on refusal. Sieges of Kimberley/Ladysmith/Mafeking begin. 9 of 18 1899 (December) British defeated in three battles during Black Week. 10 of 18 1900 (January) Buller's forces defeated at Spion Kop. 11 of 18 1900 (February) Roberts relieves Kimberley and Buller relieves Ladysmith. 12 of 18 1900 (March) Roberts captures Bloemfontein - capital of the Orange Free State. 13 of 18 1900 (May) Mafeking relieved and Johannesburg captured. 14 of 18 1900 (June) Pretoria occupied by Roberts. 15 of 18 1900 (November) Kitchener takes over to supervise 'mopping up'. 16 of 18 1901 Bitter gueriila war and clearance of Boer civilian population. 17 of 18 1902 (May) Peace of Vereeniging - Boers accept British Imperial sovereignty. 18 of 18
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