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The Boer War
Episode One

A Bitter And Bloody Clash Of Arms

When Britain went to war against the Boers in October 1899, the British public expected the fighting to be over by Christmas.

As it turned out, the Boer War, in Kipling`s famous phrase, gave the British "No end of a lesson".

Using accounts of the soldiers who fought in this bitter and bloody clash of arms and remarkable contemporary photographs, this programme tells the story of Britain`s last great Imperial war.

From Wikipedia
Part of the Boer Wars
Boer guerrillas during the Second Boer War
Date 11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902 Location South Africa Result British victory Territorial changes Treaty of Vereeniging
Belligerents
British Empire	Orange Free State South African Republic Foreign volunteers
Commanders
Lord Milner Sir Redvers Buller Lord Kitchener Lord Roberts	Paul Kruger Louis Botha Koos de la Rey Martinus Steyn Christiaan de Wet
Casualties and losses
6,000 - 7,000 (A further ~14,000 from disease)	6,000 - 8,000 (Unknown number from disease)
Civilians killed [mainly Boers]: 24,000+