by Hennie Heymans | May 11, 2026 | Heidelberg (T) -Kommando, Military History, Military Personalities, Military writers & authors, Reserwe Mag, SA Military History, South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Genl G Kamffer: Nongqai Vol 17 No GERHARD KAMFFER 15 Julie 1954 tot 10 Mei 2026 Via kol William Marshall Gerhard Kamffer is op Balfour in Mpumalanga gebore en het ook sy skoolloopbaan daar voltooi. Hy het aan die Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir C.H.O. sy BA-graad met...
by Hennie Heymans | May 11, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Armoured & Ambulance Trains, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Stormberg
ABW-Stormberg-Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 5. ANGLO BOER WAR: BATTLE OF STORMBERG. – Gatacre’s Blunder Jennifer Bosch . Stormberg was a key railway junction in the Cape Colony, linking Cape Town with routes into the interior. When Boer forces captured it on 13 October...
by Hennie Heymans | May 2, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Talana (Dundee)
Talana – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 4. HAVE THEY GOT THE HILL? Jennifer Bosch The Battle of Talana Hill On the 20th of October 1899, the Battle of Talana Hill was fought near Dundee, which was surrounded by strategic high ground. Boer forces occupied the hills and opened...
by Hennie Heymans | May 2, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Local South African Police Forces, Military History, South African Constabulary, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
SAC – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTABULARY Via South African Military History Channel Frederick Charles Parkes of the South African Constabulary on horseback, 1901 (c) Photograph, Boer War (1899-1902), 1901. The South African Constabulary (SAC) was raised in...
by Hennie Heymans | May 2, 2026 | Animals in War Memorial Wall, Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Animals in War – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 ANIMALS IN WAR Roché Vermaak Since time immemorial animals have been involved in war. • Dogs marched beside soldiers as loyal companions, messengers, and silent guardians in the chaos of war. • Horses carried riders, supplies, and...
by Hennie Heymans | Apr 27, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Armoured & Ambulance Trains, Kraaipan, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Kraaipan – Nongqai Vol 17 No 4 3. FIRST BLOOD: KRAAIPAN Jennifer Bosch The Second Anglo-Boer War of 1899 – 1902 stemmed from rising tensions between the British Empire and the Boer republics — the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. The 1886 Witwatersrand Gold Rush...
