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Showing posts with label South African War 1899-1902 War Memorial in Memory of Rutland Men. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South African War 1899-1902 War Memorial in Memory of Rutland Men. Show all posts

Saturday, November 08, 2014

South African War 1899-1902 War Memorial in Memory of Rutland Men

South African War 1899-1902 War Memorial in Memory of Rutland  Men




Second 'South African War ( a.k.a. the Anglo-Boer War) remains the most terrible and destructive modern armed conflict in South Africa’s history. It was an event that in many ways shaped the history of 20th Century South Africa. The end of the war marked the end of the long process of British conquest of South African societies, both Black and White'. - Gilliomee and Mbenga (2007).