by Wolfgang Witschas | Apr 15, 2026 | Archives Posts, Armoured & Ambulance Trains, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Wolfgang Witschas The South African Casspir Mk II B Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP) “The Swiss Army Knife of Combat Vehicles” https://en.m.wikepedia.org/wiki/Casspir Abstract The Casspir is a legendary South African 4×4 Mine-Resistant Ambush...
by Hennie Heymans | Apr 12, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Armoured & Ambulance Trains, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Photo album – Railways ABW (1) RAILWAYS DURING THE ANGLO BOER WAR Hennie Heymans Flag of the Orange Free State https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SouthernAfricaRailwayMap_1901.png Introduction During the Anglo-Boer War the railways were of critical...
by Hennie Heymans | Apr 12, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, British Army in Colonial South Africa, Deelfontein, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Anglo Boer War: Deelfontein DE AAR AND DEELFONTEIN IN THE NORTHERN CAPE. Jennifer Bosch De Aar was important as it sat on the junction of the railway lines from Cape Town and Port Elizabeth as they joined to form the line to Kimberley and Mafeking. It was one of three...
by Hennie Heymans | Dec 8, 2025 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Major-General Andrew Wauchope, Matjiesfontein Memorial, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Matjiesfontein and General Andrew Wauchope Abstract Matjiesfontein was founded in 1884 by the legendary and energetic Scottish railway man, James Douglas Logan. The village established itself as a Victorian health spa and is now well known for its splendid historical...
by Hennie Heymans | Oct 13, 2025 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Town Guards/Forts of Uniondale & Boer Invasion
Second Anglo Boer War (1899 – 1902): Town Guards/Forts of Uniondale & Boer Invasion SECOND ANGLO BOER WAR (1899 – 1902): TOWN GUARDS/FORTS OF UNIONDALE & BOER INVASION Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas Introduction Uniondale is a small town in...
by Wolfgang Witschas | Oct 13, 2025 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Jnasenville Fort, Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Second Anglo Boer War: Jansenville Fort 1899 – 1902: Second Anglo Boer War: Jansenville Fort Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas Historical Background The town of Jansenville is located in the Noorsveld, an area known for its dry, arid climate and its abundance of...
