THE TRANSVAAL REBELLION: THE FIRST BOER WAR 1880-1881/JOHN LABAND

dc.creator	Ian Van der Waag
dc.date	2011-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:09:06Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:09:06Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/35-1-32
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/6f71e7af1f8e4bd5a518f0be9aaf8da6
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8721
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/6f71e7af1f8e4bd5a518f0be9aaf8da6
dc.description	Defying their British rulers, the Boers of the Transvaal rose in rebellion in December 1880. A British column, moving between Bronkhorstspruit and Pretoria, was attacked by a Boer commando and almost annihilated and the seven British garrisons in the territory were invested by bands of Boers, ignited by a burgeoning Afrikaner nationalism and a desire for independence. The events caused a flurry in distant Britain, where the government, inundated with domestic concerns and wary of further stimulating Afrikaner nationalism, decided to grant self-rule to the Transvaal. Yet, in the meantime, events in South Africa moved apace. The relief column, commanded by Major General Sir George Pomeroy Colley, was defeated three times within almost as many weeks and the garrisons lost all hope of reinforcement. The political settlement, patched eagerly together by a London focussed on pressing domestic troubles, was condemned by Greater Britons in Britain and South Africa.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/32
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 35, 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.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	THE TRANSVAAL REBELLION: THE FIRST BOER WAR 1880-1881/JOHN LABAND
dc.type	Article