Warfare in the 20th century

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by  Andrew Robertshaw

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National Army Museum, Chelsea, in 1984. He is
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The Boer War,
1899-1902
. he Boer War began on 12th October, 1899, when
Africa Cork, cloth-
\ i the South African Republic (Transvaal) and the
covered helmet
m Orange Free State declared war on Great Britain to
British soldier
from the V_S prevent the British Empire expanding further in
Boer Africa. The Boer republics lacked a regular army and were
campaign outnumbered by the forces of Britain and the Empire. It
appeared that the Boer ‘rabble of farmers’ would be easily
defeated. Instead, the war dragged on until 1902, costing the
lives of 21,000 British soldiers, 7,000 Boer combatants and
tens of thousands of civilians and became the first ‘guerrilla’
war of the 20th century.
BRITISH SOLDIERS
In 1899, most British soldiers were volunteers.
Many soldiers had military experience in far-flung
parts of the Empire and their equipment reflected
this. They wore khaki-dyed cotton uniforms and
cork, cloth-covered helmets to protect against the
sun. Puttees - spiral bindings of cloth - supported
their legs on long marches.
Puttees
smith
Atlantic
Ocean :<, (BRITISH) Indian Ocean
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Southern region of Africa showing the besieged
British garrisons
Although the British held out against sieges in the
towns of Kimberley, Ladysmith and Mafeking, the
/ war demonstrated their inadequacy against
a mobile and well-armed enemy.