How a Young Winston Churchill Survived Ambushes and Firefights — and Found a Taste for Fame
Shot at, ambushed, and led a daring escape, Winston Churchill proved his mettle in the Second Boer War.
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Shot at, ambushed, and led a daring escape, Winston Churchill proved his mettle in the Second Boer War.
South African War, also called the Second Boer War or the Second War of Independence, war fought from October 11, 1899, to May 31, 1902, between Great Britain and the two Boer (Afrikaner) republics--the South African Republic (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State--resulting in British victory.
Ambush at Sannah’s Post: A Devastating British Defeat in the Boer War Boer Commandant-General Christiaan de Wet laid a clever trap for an unsuspecting British garrison in the Orange Free State. Here's What You Need to Know: Despite his unprepossessing appearance, De Wet had a keen mind for strategy and a quick eye for tactics. During the infamous Black Week of December 1899, the proud British Army suffered three consecutive bloody defeats in southern Africa. In each of the clashes, Boer citizen-soldiers, called burghers, held fast to their defensive positions and repelled poorly executed a...