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Chronology of War Flashcards

1
Q

What happened during December 1899

A

Retreat of British forces from Ladysmith, Kimberley and Mafeking

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2
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When was ‘Black Week’

A

10-15 December 1899

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3
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When was the British Army defeated at Spion Kop

A

24th January 1900

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4
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Who led the British at Spion Kop

A

General Buller

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5
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In early 1900 British reinforcements arrived - who were the new offences led by

A

Lord Roberts

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6
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When did the British relieve Kimberley - who led them?

A

15th February 1900

Lord Roberts

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7
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Who relieved Ladysmith in February 1900?

A

Buller

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8
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When did Buller relieve Ladysmith?

A

26th February 1900

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9
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What was the capital of Orange Free State?

A

Bloemfrontein

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10
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When did Britain capture Bloemfrontein

A

March 1900

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11
Q

In what month of 1900 was there a pause due to supply problems and typhoid

A

April

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12
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When was Johannesburg captured

A

May 1900

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13
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What was the capital of Transvaal

A

Pretoria

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14
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When was Pretoria captured by the British

A

June 1900

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15
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Who took over as commander and chief in November 1900

A

Lord Kitchener

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16
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Kitchener introduced the Scorched Earth Policy - when did he take over?

A

November 1900

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17
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When did Emily Hobhouse arrived in Bloemfrontein

A

January 1901

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18
Q

When did the Fawcett Commission begin its work

A

August 1901

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19
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When was DLG nearly lynched by pro-war mob in Birmingham

A

December 1901

20
Q

When was the Peace of Vereeniging signed

A

May 1902

21
Q

What was the peace agreement called?

A

Peace of Vereeniging

22
Q

What was one of the reasons why the British was unsuccessful during the first few weeks of war

A

Outnumbered by Boer forces of only 35,000

23
Q

How many were killed in British Black Week

A

456

24
Q

When did Buller arrive in Boer

A

31st October 1899

25
Q

What 3 areas and in what order were British defeated at during Black Week

A

Stormberg
Magersfontein
Colenso

26
Q

What was the battle of Stormberg

A

10th December 1899

27
Q

What was the battle of Magersfontein

A

11th December 1899

28
Q

Colenso

A

15th December 1899

29
Q

Who was defeated at Magersfontein

A

Highlander Brigade

30
Q

Who failed to relieve Ladysmith (Colenso)

A

Buller

31
Q

Who was the Boer General who defeated Buller at Ladysmith (Colenso)

A

General Botha

32
Q

What size was the Boer army at Ladysmith compared to British

A

1/3

33
Q

How many of Britains guns did the Boer’s seize at Ladysmith

A

10 out of 12

34
Q

Who importantly was killed in action during failed siege of Ladysmith

A

Lord Robert’s son

35
Q

Who during black week said ‘we are not interested in the possibility of defeat. it does not exist’

A

Queen Victoria

36
Q

Who was Buller replaced by as a result of Black Week

A

Lord Roberts - w/ Lord Kitchener as Chief of Staff

37
Q

A key to Boer’s defeat was their failure to capture key ports - name one of these

A

Durban

38
Q

By January 1900 how many British and Colonial troops were there - did they outnumber the Boer’s?

A

180,000

Yes

39
Q

When did Lord Roberts arrive in the Boer

A

January 10th 1900

40
Q

What did Lord Roberts do in terms of transport

A

Improvised a transport system using wagons that lessened dependence on railways

41
Q

Who was Warren?

A

Buller’s 2nd in Command

42
Q

How many did Warren send to the top of Spion Kop?

A

1,700

43
Q

How many British died in the failure to take Spion Kop

A

243

44
Q

Significantly what did the Boer’s do to the British dead after Spion Kop

A

Helped to bury them

45
Q

When was Mafeking relieved by the British

A

17th May

46
Q

When was the Transvaal annexed - what was important about this

A

3rd September

Many thought this was the end of war

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