“CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOERS AND THE BRITISH” – NORTHERN NATAL AFRIKANERS AND THE BOER OCCUPATION OF KLIP RIVER COUNTY (OCTOBER 1899-JUNE 1900)

dc.creator	Johan Wassermann
dc.creator	Fransjohan Pretorius
dc.date	2011-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:45Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:45Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/34-1-17
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/9c11e18cc4ac42efbe81b68067ffde8d
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8442
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/9c11e18cc4ac42efbe81b68067ffde8d
dc.description	On 11 October 1899, when the ultimatum issued to Britain had expired, the<br />Boer force consisting of roughly 11 400 burghers from the South African Republic<br />(hereafter ZAR), commanded by Generals Erasmus, Kock and Meyer and 6 000<br />burghers from the Orange Free State (hereafter OFS), under Chief Commandant<br />Prinsloo and Commandant De Villiers, invaded Natal and specifically Klip River<br />County. The Republican objective seems to have been to defeat the force under Major-<br />General William Penn-Symons at Dundee and to proceed to Ladysmith in order to<br />capture the town, which was located at the important railway junction between the<br />Republics and the Colony of Natal. Once this was achieved, the goal was to be<br />defensive and to halt the advance of British reinforcements.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/17
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 34, Iss 1 (2011)
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
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dc.title	“CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOERS AND THE BRITISH” – NORTHERN NATAL AFRIKANERS AND THE BOER OCCUPATION OF KLIP RIVER COUNTY (OCTOBER 1899-JUNE 1900)
dc.type	Article