SECOND BOER WAR - WikiVidi Documentary

The Second Boer War was fought between the British Empire and two Boer states, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, over the Empire's influence in South Africa. It is also known variously as the Boer War, Anglo-Boer War, South African War or Anglo-Boer South African War. Initial Boer attacks were successful, and though British reinforcements later reversed these, the war continued for years with Boer guerrilla warfare, until harsh British counter-measures brought them to terms. The war started with Britain overconfident and under-prepared. The Boers were very well armed and struck first, besieging Ladysmith, Kimberley, and Mafeking in early 1900, and winning important battles at Colenso, Magersfontein and Stormberg. Staggered, Britain brought in large numbers of soldiers and fought back. General Redvers Buller was replaced by Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener. They relieved the three besieged cities, and invaded the two Boer republics in late 1900. The onward marches ... http://www.wikividi.com ____________________________________ Shortcuts to chapters: 00:03:46: Name 00:04:26: Origins 00:09:30: Phases 00:12:15: Background 00:16:01: Jameson Raid 00:20:33: Escalation and war 00:21:02: Arming the Boers 00:22:10: British case for war 00:24:48: Negotiations fail 00:27:27: First phase: The Boer offensive October–December 1899) 00:27:55: Boer organization and skills 00:31:19: Boers besiege Ladysmith, Mafeking and Kimberley 00:37:32: First British relief attempts 00:42:30: Second phase: The British offensive of January to September 1900 00:55:43: POWs sent overseas 00:57:03: Oath of neutrality 00:57:30: Third phase: Guerrilla war September 1900 – May 1902) 01:00:31: British response 01:04:06: Peace committees 01:04:56: Joiners 01:05:13: Orange Free State 01:06:49: Western Transvaal 01:09:05: Eastern Transvaal 01:10:36: Cape Colony 01:13:29: Nonwhite roles 01:15:25: Concentration camps 1900–1902) 01:18:59: Public opinion and political opposition 01:22:24: The Fawcett Commission 01:26:38: Kitchener's policy and the post-war debate 01:29:54: The end of the war 01:34:21: Aftermath and analysis 01:37:46: Union of South Africa 01:39:20: Effect of the war on domestic British politics 01:42:01: Horses 01:43:22: Imperial involvement 01:46:08: Australia 01:49:34: Canada 01:53:44: New Zealand 01:55:02: South Africa 01:57:16: Notable people involved in the Boer War 02:01:28: Victoria Cross recipients 02:03:56: Final overview 02:07:43: Did the British deliberate on the use of encampments? ____________________________________ Copyright WikiVidi. Licensed under Creative Commons. Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Boer_War