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Boer War (1899-1902)

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 373 Collections and/or Records:

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"The wreck of the armoured train, November 1899", 1899-11 - 1900-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW I Photo 2/23
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Photograph of the train line near Frere station, Natal [South Africa], where WSC was captured. White marks indicate the graves of 3 men killed in the affair and buried by the Boers. The wreck of the train is not actually shown.

Dates: 1899-11 - 1900-01
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Digital copies are available, to protect the fragile original.
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"The wreck of the armoured train, November 1899", 1899-11 - 1900-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW I Photo 2/24
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Photograph of WSC, facing the camera, astride a pony which is standing in profile with its head down. WSC is wearing the uniform of [?] a Lieutenant in the South African Light Horse, while another soldier stands at the pony's head. The wreck of the armoured train is clearly visible just behind WSC, with more soldiers standing behind it in the distance.

Dates: 1899-11 - 1900-01
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Digital copies are available, to protect the fragile original.
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"The Years before the Raid", 1899-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/HDLM 3/76
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Proof copies of JWHM's article on South Africa for the Quarterly Review, also including the draft typescript of an article on sources for South Africa and a list of JWHM's articles for the Quarterly Review.

Dates: 1899-12
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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"The Years before the Raid": correspondence, 1899-12 - 1900-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/HDLM 3/77
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Correspondence with George Prothero [Editor of the Quarterly Review] and 1st Lord Loch [former Governor of Cape and High Commissioner for South Africa] on corrections to JWHM's article on South Africa.

Dates: 1899-12 - 1900-01
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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"To Winston Spencer Churchill (30 Nov 1874) with Salaams from W.S.Carr (30 Nov 1881)"

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW I Photo 10
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South African photographs.

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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(Untitled), 30 Oct 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/46/62-69
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Letter from General Sir Ian Hamilton (San Antonio Palace, Malta) to [Erskine] Childers commenting on Childers' book on the training and arming of the Cavalry [War and the Arme Blanche] and justifying his opinions by descriptions of actions in Afghanistan, 1879, the Boer War, 1900, and the Russo-Japanese War in Manchuria [part of China]. Signed and annotated typescript.

Dates: 30 Oct 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 12 Jan 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152B/175
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC ("Before Potgieters ferry", Natal, South Africa) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he expresses pleasure that Jack is due to join him; stresses that it is important to maintain the good will of [Sir Ernest] Cassel; informs him that his lieutenancy within the South African Light Horse is secure and that he has made arrangements for horses; and discusses an engagement with the enemy he predicts will take place on the following day and which will "decide Sir George White's...
Dates: 12 Jan 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), c 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152B/176-179
Scope and Contents Transcript of a letter from WSC ("Before Potgieters ferry", Natal, South Africa) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he expresses pleasure that Jack is due to join him; stresses that it is important to maintain the good will of [Sir Ernest] Cassel; informs him that his lieutenancy within the South African Light Horse is secure and that he has made arrangements for horses; and discusses an engagement with the enemy he predicts will take place on the following day and which will "decide Sir...
Dates: c 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 13 Apr 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152B/180
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC (Bloemfontein, South Africa) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he informs him that he plans to stay in Bloemfontein; discusses the possibility of Jack seeking a position with the yeomanry forces and arrangements for his saddlery and field glasses to be sent to him; gives news of [8th Duke of] Roxburghe and "Sunny" [Charles, 9th Duke of Marlborough]; and informs him that "I have settled everything happily" with the help of [Sir Ian] Hamilton, [General Sir William]...
Dates: 13 Apr 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 May 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152B/181
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Letter from WSC (Bloemfontein [South Africa]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he discusses an imminent attack on Brandfort and speculates on the [Boer] War, gives news of [Charles, 9th Duke of] Marlborough, Ivor Guest [later Lord Ashby St Ledgers and 2nd Lord Wimborne] and Victor [2nd Lord Lytton], and recommends that Jack reads his accounts in the Morning Post. Signed typescript. Typed transcript at CHAR 28/152B/182-185.

Dates: 01 May 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), c 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152B/182-185
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Transcript of a letter from WSC (Bloemfontein [South Africa]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he discusses an imminent attack on Brandfort and speculates on the [Boer] War, gives news of [Charles, 9th Duke of] Marlborough, Ivor Guest [later Lord Ashby St Ledgers and 2nd Lord Wimborne] and Victor [2nd Lord Lytton], and recommends that Jack reads his accounts in the Morning Post. Typed. 2 copies. Original letter at CHAR 28/152B/181.

Dates: c 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 17 Jun 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152B/186-187
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Letter from WSC (Pretoria [South Africa]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] including: the news that he plans to go home "after an interesting and exciting march" with General [Sir Ian] Hamilton; news of Hugo [Baring] and of the death of the son of [3rd Lord] Chesham; advice to leave the South African Light Horse and "come home to the quills of the city and the arms of the ladies". Signed typescript.

Dates: 17 Jun 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Sep 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 19/2A/19-20
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Letter from WSC to the [2nd] Duke of Westminster warning him of the inadvisability of suggesting that the war was being fought for the benefit of Jews and international financiers, as had been inferred from a memorandum; drawing comparisons with Dr Gavin Clark MP in the Boer War.

Dates: 29 Sep 1939
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), Nov 1897

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/19/1-21
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Article, Our Account with the Boers, [typescript (carbon copy), with manuscript amendments by ? WSC].

Dates: Nov 1897
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [c 1900]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/19/22-28
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Article on the Boer War, [typescript (carbon copy)].

Dates: [c 1900]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 13 Jun 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/19/29
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The Mountings of the Naval Guns and their Subsequent Use by the Ladysmith Relief Column, text of lecture by Captain Percy Scott and Captain Arthur Limpus, delivered in Hong Kong, printed pamphlet published by the Hong Kong Daily Press [inscribed to WSC by Percy Scott].

Dates: 13 Jun 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), Mar 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/19/31
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Printed maps of the Boer positions at Spion Kop [South Africa] with annotations, and first edition map of Harrismith.

Dates: Mar 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 30 Nov 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/23/18-19
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Report from Captain Aylmer Haldane, Pretoria, South Africa to the Chief of Staff, Natal Field Force, on the capture of an armoured train at Frere, including praise of WSC's actions in saving the engine "he was frequently exposed to the full fire of the enemy. I cannot speak too highly of his gallant conduct".

Dates: 30 Nov 1899
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Nov 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/23/20
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Extract from report of D Horsley, Locomotive Instructor, on damage to the armoured train, [typescript copy].

Dates: 15 Nov 1899
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Nov 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/23/21-23
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Letter from J W Shores, Engineer-in-Chief, Estcourt, to General Manager of Railways, on the capture of the armoured train, [typescript copy].

Dates: 15 Nov 1899
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Nov 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/23/24
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Note in Afrikaans on the capture of the armoured train.

Dates: 16 Nov 1899
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 28 Nov 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/23/25
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Letter from P J Joubert to F W Reitz, advising against WSC's release from captivity, [in Afrikaans].

Dates: 28 Nov 1899
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 13 Dec 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/23/26-29
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Search Warrant following WSC's escape from the Boers, with photograph taken in Egypt, 1898 [in Afrikaans, with translation].

Dates: 13 Dec 1899
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Dec 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/23/30
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Description of WSC, following his escape from the Boers [in Afrikaans].

Dates: 15 Dec 1899
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Dec 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/23/31-33
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Letter from [H C Breaul], Acting Commissioner of Police, Pretoria, to Justice of the Peace Schweizer-Reneke, description of WSC with photograph [in Afrikaans, with translation].

Dates: 20 Dec 1899
Conditions Governing Access: Open