Gold was discovered in 1886 in the Transvaal which was then primarily populated by the Boers (Dutch settlers). Many outsiders (Uitlanders) came to the Transvaal because of the gold and posed a threat to the Boer rule. The British claimed that they represented the Uitlanders and eventually provoked a confrontation with the Boers tha led to the so called First Boer War in 1880-1881 which the British lost and later the Second Boer War of 1899-1902. In the second war the Boers initially besieged a number of British strongholds, including Ladysmith, Mafeking and Kimberley and carried out hit-and-run raids throughtout the Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal. The British eventually wore down the Boers and the war ended with a British victory in 1902. I don't know where you were educated in the US but in most civilizied parts of that country students are taught a year of world history. One of my favorite parts of that year of world history was the discussions of Victorian military campaigns including the Boer Wars. Dick Flory > ---------- > From: danielle moore > Reply To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 10:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [BOER-WAR] What's the history? > > Hi all, > Could someone explain in Laman's terms what the cause > of the Boer War was and some of the things that went > on. I was unfortunate enough to get a US public > education so for the most part, all I was taught had > to do with the US. I had never even heard of the Boer > War until I started doing my geneology and had to ask > my family about what they knew of it. Just a general > over view would do nicely. > Thanks, > Danielle > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== > Have you used Tree Tops? > The Free FAMILY TREE & WE'LL MEET AGAIN SERVICE > http://freespace.virgin.net/tree.tops > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Thanks Richard, I also had to take world history but it was a joke because it was taught by a football coach who really didn't care that much about it. I was also the teacher's pet and took advantage of that (not realizing of course that it was to my disadvantage). I sure wish that I had done more research other than what was covered in that class. Well, atlest I'm doing it now. Thanks again, Danielle --- "Flory, Richard" <[email protected]> wrote: > Gold was discovered in 1886 in the Transvaal which > was then primarily populated by the Boers (Dutch > settlers). Many outsiders (Uitlanders) came to the > Transvaal because of the gold and posed a threat to > the Boer rule. The British claimed that they > represented the Uitlanders and eventually provoked a > confrontation with the Boers tha led to the so > called First Boer War in 1880-1881 which the > British lost and later the Second Boer War of > 1899-1902. In the second war the Boers initially > besieged a number of British strongholds, including > Ladysmith, Mafeking and Kimberley and carried out > hit-and-run raids throughtout the Cape Colony, > Orange Free State and Transvaal. The British > eventually wore down the Boers and the war ended > with a British victory in 1902. > I don't know where you were educated in the US but > in most civilizied parts of that country students > are taught a year of world history. One of my > favorite parts of that year of world history was the > discussions of Victorian military campaigns > including the Boer Wars. > Dick Flory > > ---------- > > From: danielle moore > > Reply To: [email protected] > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 10:12 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [BOER-WAR] What's the history? > > > > Hi all, > > Could someone explain in Laman's terms what the > cause > > of the Boer War was and some of the things that > went > > on. I was unfortunate enough to get a US public > > education so for the most part, all I was taught > had > > to do with the US. I had never even heard of the > Boer > > War until I started doing my geneology and had to > ask > > my family about what they knew of it. Just a > general > > over view would do nicely. > > Thanks, > > Danielle > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > > > > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== > > Have you used Tree Tops? > > The Free FAMILY TREE & WE'LL MEET AGAIN SERVICE > > http://freespace.virgin.net/tree.tops > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== > C J Genealogical Collections > Web Page > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com