by Hennie Heymans | Oct 4, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, 1900 Poplar Grove, British Army in Colonial South Africa, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 10 – (9) Anglo Boer War: The battle at Poplar grove BATTLE OF POPLAR GROVE “At Poplar Grove, Roberts won the ground — but De Wet saved his commandos.” Jennifer Bosch Abstract The Battle of Poplar Grove, fought on 7 March 1900 during Lord...
by Wolfgang Witschas | Aug 19, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902), British Army in Colonial South Africa, British Concentration Camps
Mercy Dogs of World War I and World War II Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas Abstract Mercy Dogs also known as ambulance dogs, Red Cross dogs, casualty dogs and Sanitätshunde by the Germans, were dogs that served in a paramedical role and played a crucial role in both...
by Wolfgang Witschas | Aug 1, 2026 | Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), China - Ministry of State Security (MSS), Espionage - NATO, Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, Foreign intelligence services, Foreign Police Forces, NATO (NAVO), Royal Canadian Mounted Police, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – Spying at NATO Abstract A Canadian woman of Chinese origin has been arrested for allegedly spying while working as an intern at the military headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance (Nato), according to Belgian...
by Hennie Heymans | Jul 20, 2026 | Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902), 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Agtertang & Slingerfontein, British Army in Colonial South Africa, Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, Military History, SA Military History
Nongqai Vol 17 No 7 –ABW Agtertang & Slingerfontein Abstract This chapter examines two linked engagements during the Colesberg campaign of early 1900: the skirmish at Agtertang Station on 3 January and the Battle of Slingerfontein on 9–10 January. British forces...
by Hennie Heymans | May 31, 2026 | British Army in Colonial South Africa, 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902), Animals in War Memorial Wall, Colenso, CULTURE - PRESERVING, Military History, SA Military History, Sir Winston Churchill, Staute: Horses Anglo Boer War
Horses: ABW – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 Horses: ABW – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 A TRIBUTE TO THE WAR HORSES – THE UNSEEN HEROES OF THE ANGLO BOER WAR JennyB Horses played an integral and devastatingly costly role in the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902). An estimated 500,000 horses were...
by Hennie Heymans | May 18, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902), British Army in Colonial South Africa, Historical photos, Magersfontein, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Magersfontein – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 6. BATTLE MAGERSFONTEIN. – Boer Ambush. Jennifer Bosch THE PRINCIPAL COMMANDERS OF BLACK WEEK’S 2ND BATTLE. LORD METHUEN (Paul) – Commander of the British force advancing toward Kimberley; he planned and...
