Power and influence was at stake - CHAMBERLAIN
"what is now at stake is the position of Great
Britian..."
IMPERIALISM
GOLD VS. IMPERIALSIM
12th OCTOBER 1899 - BOER ULTIMATEM
Boers declined it and war ensued!
BOERS - ORANGE FREE STATE
Dutch immigrants that had
colonised South Africa
The allure of gold in the Transvaal
meant that they would have greater
wealth and power so wanted to
protect their land from the British
The Boers has been controlled
by the British in 1802 and since
then had dispised the
imperialistic view that they had
and the governance which was
inforce in South Africa at that
time
Cardwell Reforms 1870-71
The PURCHASE SYSTEM was
ABOLISHED in favour of
promotion by merit
PEACETIME FLOGGING WAS ABOLISHED
Soliders could choose to spend time
in the reserves rather then in regular
service
ALL MILITARY DEPARTMENTS were
combined under the leadership of the WAR
OFFICE
How successful were they?
Responsibilty remained confused
and no chief of staff was
appointed
The army lost more men than
gained through the short term
enlistment programme
Important figures
Richard Burton Holdane
He was a LIBERAL MP
As a SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR from 1905-12,
he reformed the British Army to the point that he
was considered as one of the 'greatest military
reformers' in British History
Brilliant Lawyer
Winston Churchill
He travelled to South Africa in 1899 to report on the war
Escaped being captured and
went to NATAL. There he was
made Lieutenant in the South
Africa Light Horse
THROUGH CHURCHILLS WORK FOR THE
MORNING POST THE DEFICIENCIES OF THE
BRITISH FORCES WERE REVEALED TO THE WORLD
Robert Baden-Powell
FOUNDED SCOUTING
Was involved in the seige of Mafeking
SUCCESFULLY DEFENDED MAFEKING IN THAT SEIGE
How Was The War Fought
Battles
BLACK WEEK
Seige of MAKEKING
seige of Ladysmith
Spion Kop
SCORTCHED EARTH POLICY
Policy of BURNING LAND and
PROPERTY to stop the Boers and mainly
thier GUIRLLA WARFARE
Killing livestock
WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE
KEPT ON CONCENTRATIONS CAMPS
SEPTEMBER 1900 - 11,000 PEOPLE
Guerilla warfare
Type of warfare that is small
groups of military and
civilisan individuals using
tactics such as: