Carton de Wiart died in 1963 at the age of 83, but his exploits have inspired generations of service members in the United ...
The Second Boer War began in 1899 in the south ... During the war, the British army experienced great difficulty in finding fit young men to recruit as soldiers. Before men could join the army ...
In 1899, Canada agreed to send volunteers to serve under British command in the Boer War. (Courtesy of the National Archives of Canada C-007986, Montreal soldiers of C Company South African ...
As far back as the Second Boer War of 1899-1902, soldiers modified their ... were commissioned to produce watches for the British military. These companies included Jaeger-LeCoultre, Longines ...
Russian Ambassador Roman Ambarov has honored the volunteers who fought in the Second Anglo-Boer War at a memorial event in ...
NAGPUR: When Boers in South Africa were at war with the British ... 1899, there was an unexpected gesture from the ...
The Second Boer ... British needed to enlist more recruits. Many British men volunteered. During the war, the British army experienced great difficulty in finding fit young men to recruit as soldiers.