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Boer War (1899-1902)

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 370 Collections and/or Records:

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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), 01 Aug 1903

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/8/40
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Letter from the 8th Duke of Marlborough, Colonial Office, to WSC, on postponement of Boer War compensation payments.

Dates: 01 Aug 1903
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Jun 1903

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/8/41-42
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Letter from R. Malcolm, R. Sutherland, F.W. Cooper and J. Nelson to WSC, on complaining about the postponement of Boer War compensation payments to British subjects "our late enemy have been paid in full, so have the coolies and Kaffiers, why not us Britishers?".

Dates: 29 Jun 1903
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 04 Jul 1902

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/2/13
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Letter from General Sir William Nicholson [later Lord Nicholson], War Office, to WSC, apologies for referring request for information on the South African War to the Secretary of State [St John Brodrick],"who does not like independent MP's to be better informed than himself.

Dates: 04 Jul 1902
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 23 Mar 1903

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/3/95-96
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Letter from Lord Rosebery to WSC, asking for information on the South African War.

Dates: 23 Mar 1903
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Nov 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/1/22
Scope and Contents Cutting from Boston Herald, report on WSC's lecture on the Boer War at St James's Hall, London 16 Nov 1900 Cutting from Philadelphia Record, report on WSC's lecture on the Boer War at St James's Hall, London 17 Nov 1900 Cutting from Minneapolis Journal on WSC's U.S. lecture tour 17 Nov 1900 Cutting from Austin Statesman on WSC's U.S. lecture tour 2 Dec 1900 Cutting from Brooklyn Standard on WSC's admission to Author's Club of Boston 6 Dec 1900 Cutting from Washington Evening Times on WSC's...
Dates: 11 Nov 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Oct 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/29/39-40
Scope and Contents Letter from Joseph Chamberlain [Secretary of State for the Colonies], (Highbury, Moor Green, Birmingham), to WSC, urging him not to publicly criticise the Government and military authorities over the management of the war in South Africa. Chamberlain states that there should be a practical division of authority between civilians, soldiers and heads of individual departments, but adds that he agreed with much of what WSC said, and was working in the same direction. He comments that even if...
Dates: 15 Oct 1901
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Feb 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/30/1-3
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Letter from Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, Governor of Natal, to WSC, on South African affairs and the post-war settlement.

Dates: 11 Feb 1901
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 25 Feb 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/30/6
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Letter from Harry Laing to WSC, thanks for cheque, and account of life as a prisoner of the Boers.

Dates: 25 Feb 1901
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 04 May 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/30/7
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Letter from Harry Laing to WSC, on life as a prisoner of the Boers.

Dates: 04 May 1901
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [1901]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/30/16-17
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Letter from W L Rickard to WSC, enclosing 10s Mafeking Siege Note.

Dates: [1901]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [c 1912]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/30/18-32
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Account by WSC of his escape from the Boers [typescript with ms amendments by WSC, on Admiralty notepaper, probably drafted in connection with a libel action against William Blackwood & Sons, heard on 20 May 1912].

Dates: [c 1912]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), Apr 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/30/33
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Leaflet advertising WSC's lecture, The [Boer] War as I Saw It, in the Assembly Rooms, Jarratt Street, Hull, on 24 April, containing biographical notes on WSC; a synopsis of the lecture; and extracts from reports in the national press on the lecture.

Dates: Apr 1901
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 02 Oct 1902

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/33/53-54
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Particulars of eight watches presented by WSC to Dr James Gillespie, J R Addams, J D Dewsnap, Joe McKenna, Joe McHenry, Charles A Burnham, Ellen David and Ada Blunden, "in recognition of their timely help afforded him in his escape from Pretoria".

Dates: 02 Oct 1902
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Jan 1902

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/34/5-14
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Letter from General Sir Ian Hamilton, Pretoria, South Africa, to WSC, on South Africa. Stating "if we could incorporate these Boers into the Empire, we should be doing a vast deal more for the future of our race and language, than by assimilating a million Johannesburg Jews. They have first class natural ability, and their brains, having lain fallow for about 200 years, will, like virgin soil produce magnificent crops".

Dates: 20 Jan 1902
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 20 May 1902

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/34/47-57
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Letter from General Sir Ian Hamilton, Pretoria, South Africa to WSC, enclosing copy of letter to Lord Roberts, 18 May 1902, on the end of the Boer War.

Dates: 20 May 1902
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Jun 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 12/10/51-52
Scope and Contents Letter from Albert Cartwright (National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place [London]) to WSC. Subjects covered include: his prison sentence for publishing a letter in the South African News concerning orders given to a British Colonel [during the Boer War]; an appeal for the Royal pardon for himself and for all those convicted of political offences connected with South Africa since 1896; and his resignation of the editorship of the Transvaal Leader to demonstrate his objection to the treatment of...
Dates: 14 Jun 1911
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), [1910]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 12/3/60
Scope and Contents Note from "C" [Lord Crewe, earlier Lord Houghton, also Robert Milnes, Secretary of State for the Colonies], on the notepaper of the First Lord of the Treasury, to [WSC] in response to WSC's request for particulars of two Natal men, saying that he does not think he can do anything at the Colonial Office.Reply from [WSC] in which he says that he had promised "the wounded driver of the armoured train" that he would be honoured, and that the driver had saved 65 men from captivity. [A reference...
Dates: [1910]
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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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