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the Second Boer War Flashcards

1
Q

when did the first British troops land in SA?

A

7 October 1899

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2
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how many men did White bring from India?

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10,000 men

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3
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when did the First Army Corps leave Britain?

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12 October

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4
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where did the First Army Corps leave from?

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Southampton

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5
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when was the Battle of Modderspruit?

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24 October 1899

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6
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what happened during the Battle of Modderspruit?

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the Boers bombarded the city of Ladysmith which trapped White and his forces

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7
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when did the Boers besiege Mafeking?

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14 October 1899

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8
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how many Boers besieged Mafeking?

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7000
led by Cronje

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9
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when did the Boers besiege Kimberley?

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November 1899

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10
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what had the Boers achieved by besieging Kimberley, Mafeking and Ladysmith?

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nothing
they did not try to capture the towns

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11
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when did Buller arrive in SA?

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31 October 1899

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12
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when did the First Army Corps arrive in SA?

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18 November 1899

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13
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what was Bullers plan to relieve the 3 towns?

A

split into 3 forces

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14
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what did Buller order Methuen to do?

A

relieve Kimberley and Mafeking
w/ 20,000 men

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15
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what was Bullers role in his plan?

A

he would relieve Ladysmith

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16
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when did the Boers attack Methuen?

A

28 November 1899
led by de la Rey

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17
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when was Black Week?

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10-15 December 1899

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18
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11 December 1899

A

Methuen was defeated at Magersfontein
lost 900 men
failed to relieve Kimberley

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19
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15 December 1899

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Buller was defeated by Botha’s 8,000 men at the Tugela River
Buller lost 1,400 men

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20
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what advantage did the Boers have over the British?

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  • fighting on the defensive
  • prepared positions
  • smokeless magazine rifles
  • better marksmen
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21
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who replaced Buller in December 1899?

A

Lord Roberts
hero of the Afghan War 1880

22
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why was Buller replaced?

A

he ordered White at Ladysmith to surrender

23
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who was Roberts’ chief of staff?

A

Kitchener
hero of the 1898 Sudan campaign

24
Q

how many British men in SA by January 1900?

A

180,000

25
Q

what changes did Roberts make upon arrival in 1900?

A
  • new tactics
  • insistance in recon
  • avoidal of mass formations and frontal attacks
  • use of cover by infantry and artillery
26
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what was Roberts’ plan to relieve the 3 towns?

A

he would outflank the Boers to relieve Kimberley and then would take Bloemfontein

27
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what was Kitchener’s role in Roberts’ plan?

A

used a transport system of wagons which removed the BA’s reliance on the railway

28
Q

when was Spion Kop?

A

24 January 1900

29
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what happened at Spion Kop?

A

the British led by Buller took the hill of Spion Kop
but Boers bombarded the British position
massive British disaster w/ 1350 dead
Buller = poor leader + communicator

30
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when did Roberts lauched an offensive on Kimberley?

A

10 February 1900

31
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what tactics did Roberts use to relieve Kimberley?

A

he doubled the number of mounted infantry
use of cavalry dash

32
Q

when was Kimberley relieved?

A

15 February 1900

33
Q

how long was the siege of Kimberley?

A

124 days

34
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who led the relief of Kimberley?

A

John French

35
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when did Buller attempt to relieve Ladysmith?

A

14 February 1900

36
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when was Ladysmith relieved?

A

26 February 1900

37
Q

how long was the siege of Ladysmith

A

118 days

38
Q

how was Ladysmith relieved?

A

Buller committed to an all-out-attack and defeated Botha

39
Q

when did Roberts capture Bloemfontein?

A

13 March 1900

40
Q

why did Roberts delay his offensive on Mafeking for 6 weeks?

A
  • his army was short on supplies
  • outbreak of typhoid left 1000 troops dead
41
Q

what had caused the pollution of the Modder River?

A

corpses of dead men and horses

42
Q

when did Roberts relieve Mafeking?

A

17 May 1900

43
Q

why was Baden-Powell a war hero?

A

he had defended against 7000 Boers for 217 days

44
Q

how long was the siege of Mafeking?

A

217 days

45
Q

when did Britain annex the Orange Free State?

A

28 May 1900

46
Q

when did Roberts capture Johannesburg?

A

31 May 1900

47
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when did Roberts capture Pretoria?

A

5 June 1900

48
Q

where did the Boers flee to?

A

Drakensburg mountains led by Botha

49
Q

when did Britain annex Transvaal?

A

3 September 1900

50
Q

when was Kitchener promoted to commander-in-chief of British forces in SA?

A

November 1900

51
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why was Roberts sent back to Britain in November 1900?

A

he took over Wolesely’s position as commander-in-chief

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