JCH 2011 Volume 36 Issue 2
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Lessons from the Southern African wars: a counterinsurgency analysis
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011)With the war in Afganistan still going strong, there is a considerable interest in the military profession for insight into counterinsurgency war. This article argues that the five Southern African counterinsurgency wars ... -
"The suspects are not to be treated as prisoners or convicts" – a labour camp for Africans associated with the Boer Commandoes during the Anglo-Boer War
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011)Over the past quarter of a century much has been written on African involvement in the Anglo-Boer War and on the imprisonment of civilians and military combatants during this conflict. Not mentioned in these writings is ... -
'n Krygsteoretiese evaluering van die militêre optrede van generaal J.H. (Koos) de la Rey ter voorbereiding van en tydens die slag te Tweebosch-De Klipdrift, 7 Maart 1902
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011)In this article an assessment is made of the military operations of General JH de la Rey during his preparations for the conflict and the military tactics employed during the battle of Tweebosch-De Klipdrift. The application ... -
Die dagboek van 'n Boeremeisie in diens van die vyand – siekte en sorg in die Bethulie-kamp
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011)The many published diaries kept by women in the concentration camps constitute an extraordinary aspect of the Anglo-Boer War. Undoubtedly, some diaries have only survived within families – like the one kept by Susara Johanna ... -
Die Britse veroweringsaanspraak op die Oranje-Vrystaat, 1900
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011)On 28 May 1900, Lord Roberts issued a proclamation (back-dated to 24 May 1900) stating that the Orange Free State (OFS) Boer republic was annexed as the Orange River Colony (ORC). This article deals with the British ... -
Neerslag van die Anglo-Boereoolog (1899-1902) in die Portugese geskiedskrywing
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011)This article traces how the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) was chronicled in Potuguese historiography. Considering that the Portuguese colony of Mozambique shared a border with the South African Republic (Zuid-Afrikaansche ... -
Deneys Reitz se deelname aan die Anglo-Boereoorlog
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011)One of the most remarkable books on the Anglo-Boer War is Deneys Reitz’s Commando: A Boer journal of the Boer War (London, 1929). It is based on his memoirs written in 1903 in Dutch. This paper takes these two sources into ... -
Konsentrasiekampe vir swart vlugtelinge in die Heidelbergdistrik gedurende die Anglo-Boereoorlog
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011)In the 1970s the phenomenon of black concentration camps in the Anglo-Boer War began receiving attention by historians. Despite the limited information available about the four black concentration camps in the Heidelberg ... -
Die Britse militêre strategie vir oorlog in Suid-Afrika, 1899
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011)On the eve of the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer War on 11 October 1899, the British Army had no comprehensive strategy for the war in South Africa. In this article the reasons why no detailed strategic planning was done, are ... -
The Orange Free State's strategy to continue the Anglo-Boer War in July 1900: a lost opportunity?
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011)More than 4 000 Orange Free State (OFS) burghers, inclusive of their most senior officers, surrendered in the Brandwater Basin in the Eastern Orange Free State (OFS) during the period 30 July to 9 August 1900. It was a ... -
André Wessels, A century of postgraduate Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) studies: Masters’ and doctoral studies completed at universities in South Africa, in English-speaking countries and on the European Continent, 1908-2008: book review
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011-09)Abstract not available -
The Orange Free State's strategy to continue the Anglo-Boer War in July 1900: a lost opportunity?
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011-09)More than 4 000 Orange Free State (OFS) burghers, inclusive of their most senior officers, surrendered in the Brandwater Basin in the Eastern Orange Free State (OFS) during the period 30 July to 9 August 1900. It was a ... -
Deneys Reitz se deelname aan die Anglo-Boereoorlog
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011-09)One of the most remarkable books on the Anglo-Boer War is Deneys Reitz’s Commando: A Boer journal of the Boer War (London, 1929). It is based on his memoirs written in 1903 in Dutch. This paper takes these two sources into ... -
Voorwoord = Preface
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011-09)Abstract not available -
Neerslag van die Anglo-Boereoolog (1899-1902) in die Portugese geskiedskrywing
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011)This article traces how the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) was chronicled in Potuguese historiography. Considering that the Portuguese colony of Mozambique shared a border with the South African Republic (Zuid-Afrikaansche ... -
The A to Z of the Anglo-Boer War, Fransjohan Pretorius: book review
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011)Abstract not available -
Die Britse militêre strategie vir oorlog in Suid-Afrika, 1899
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011)On the eve of the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer War on 11 October 1899, the British Army had no comprehensive strategy for the war in South Africa. In this article the reasons why no detailed strategic planning was done, are ... -
"The suspects are not to be treated as prisoners or convicts" - a labour camp for Africans associated with the Boer Commandoes during the Anglo-Boer War
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011)Over the past quarter of a century much has been written on African involvement in the Anglo-Boer War and on the imprisonment of civilians and military combatants during this conflict. Not mentioned in these writings is ... -
'n Krygsteoretiese evaluering van die militêre optrede van generaal JH (Koos) de la Rey ter voorbereiding van en tydens die slag te Tweebosch-De Klipdrift, 7 Maart 1902
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011)In this article an assessment is made of the military operations of General JH de la Rey during his preparations for the conflict and the military tactics employed during the battle of Tweebosch-De Klipdrift. The application ... -
Konsentrasiekampe vir swart vlugtelinge in die Heidelbergdistrik gedurende die Anglo-Boereoorlog
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011)In the 1970s the phenomenon of black concentration camps in the Anglo-Boer War began receiving attention by historians. Despite the limited information available about the four black concentration camps in the Heidelberg ...