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The Project Gutenberg EBook of South Africa and the Boer-British War, Volume I, by J. Castell Hopkins and Murat Halstead This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: South Africa and the Boer-British War, Volume I Comprising a History of South Africa and its people, including the war of 1899 and 1900 Author: J. Castell Hopkins Murat Halstead Release Date: December 1, 2012 [EBook #41521] Language: English *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SOUTH AFRICA AND BOER-BRITISH WAR *** Produced by Al Haines JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, Colonial Secretary of England. PAUL KRUGER, President of the South African Republic. (Photo from Duffus Bros.) South Africa AND The Boer-British War COMPRISING A HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA AND ITS PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE WAR OF 1899 AND 1900 BY J. CASTELL HOPKINS, F.S.S. Author of The Life and Works of Mr. Gladstone; Queen Victoria, Her Life and Reign; The Sword of Islam, or Annals of Turkish Power; Life and Work of Sir John Thompson. Editor of "Canada; An Encyclopedia," in six volumes. AND MURAT HALSTEAD Formerly Editor of the Cincinnati "Commercial Gazette," and the Brooklyn "Standard-Union." Author of The Story of Cuba; Life of William McKinley; The Story of the Philippines; The History of American Expansion; The History of the Spanish-American War; Our New Possessions, and The Life and Achievements of Admiral Dewey, etc., etc. -
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THE HILTONIAN EDITION 154 APRIL 2019 Contents Board of Governors, Staff and Salvete 2018 4 The Hilton Year 19 Academic Affairs 58 Sport 107 Old Hiltonian News 177 1 2 12 Foreword Within every great institution, the compilation of each year’s On the sporting front, our boys did remarkably. Most history is integral to its grand story. It’s a privilege for me to importantly, all are engaged and learning, whether they're be a part of this particular grand story. 2018 turned out to be playing for the As or the Ds. Our 1st XV had a tremendous a superb year for Hilton College. unbeaten season worthy of celebration. We've also made great strides in our basketball and soccer offerings, which all Our bold vision is to deliver on A Plan for Every Hilton Boy. our boys enjoy. This brave strategy aims to ensure that each boy is understood and then challenged appropriately to work The various reports in this edition of the Hiltonian serve as a towards developing his best version of himself. While we record of events and achievements, but I also hope they continuously work on refining this strategy, we're proud of the convey some of the spirit of this great school which continues fact that each Hilton boy can feel that he has some autonomy to mould boys into young men, ready to take on the world. in his choices and in achieving his personal dreams. Hilton College, founded to raise gentlemen and simultaneously Academically, we embraced a new approach to teaching our serve as a beacon of hope to its surrounding community, is grade 8s and 9s, redesigning the curriculum with an intentional achieving its aims. -
Ac/2000/001 Truth and Reconciliation Commission
AC/2000/001 TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION AMNESTY COMMITTEE APPLICATION IN TERMS OF SECTION 18 OF THE PROMOTION OF NATIONAL UNITY AND RECONCILIATION ACT, NO.34 OF 1995 ______________________________________________________ TSEDISO EPHRAIM MOALOSI (AM00292/96) ______________________________________________________ DECISION ______________________________________________________ The applicant applies for amnesty for two incidents. We deal with them in the chronology of their apparent occurrence. 1. The applicant lodged an application for amnesty on the 14th January 1997 with the TRC, in which he applies for amnesty for "attempted murder" on an undisclosed date in the township of Mmamahabane, Ventersburg. The nature and particulars of the act/s are stated as follows: "As I was a member of the SAPS at that point in time at Ventersburg, one of my colleagues' house was attacked by a mob of angry residents of Mmamahabane, Ventersburg. I reported the matter to my station commander telephonically and he instructed me to attend to the matter by all means and he ordered me to make use of my pistol to save Constable Mokau's life and his entire family. I went there and one youth was shot by me". (quoted verbatim) He gives the name of the victim as "alias" Motsheare of address unknown. As political objective he states:- "Through an order from my senior I had to comply. The rules of the former government was to comply and complain later." Justification for the act as associated with a political objective is given as: "The offence was directed at the ANC and its supporters of Mmamahabane, Ventersburg. I was a member of the SAPS and I had to comply with orders. -
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa Report: Volume 2
VOLUME TWO Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa Report The report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was presented to President Nelson Mandela on 29 October 1998. Archbishop Desmond Tutu Ms Hlengiwe Mkhize Chairperson Dr Alex Boraine Mr Dumisa Ntsebeza Vice-Chairperson Ms Mary Burton Dr Wendy Orr Revd Bongani Finca Adv Denzil Potgieter Ms Sisi Khampepe Dr Fazel Randera Mr Richard Lyster Ms Yasmin Sooka Mr Wynand Malan* Ms Glenda Wildschut Dr Khoza Mgojo * Subject to minority position. See volume 5. Chief Executive Officer: Dr Biki Minyuku I CONTENTS Chapter 1 Chapter 6 National Overview .......................................... 1 Special Investigation The Death of President Samora Machel ................................................ 488 Chapter 2 The State outside Special Investigation South Africa (1960-1990).......................... 42 Helderberg Crash ........................................... 497 Special Investigation Chemical and Biological Warfare........ 504 Chapter 3 The State inside South Africa (1960-1990).......................... 165 Special Investigation Appendix: State Security Forces: Directory Secret State Funding................................... 518 of Organisations and Structures........................ 313 Special Investigation Exhumations....................................................... 537 Chapter 4 The Liberation Movements from 1960 to 1990 ..................................................... 325 Special Investigation Appendix: Organisational structures and The Mandela United -
SA Army Unit Histories
Appendix 9C SA Army unit histories 1 SA Infantry Division 1 The division was formed on August 13, 1940 at the South African Military College at Roberts’ Heights (now Thaba Tshwane), Pretoria. The formation demobilised in South Africa in January 1943 as part of a plan to form two armoured divisions. The divisional commanders were: • From August 13, 1940: Brigadier, then Major General “Uncle” George Brink. • From March 10, 1942: Major General Dan H Pienaar. Divisional Troops From To Remarks Artillery Antitank 1st Anti-Tank Brigade, SAA 25-Jan-41 12-Jun-41 renamed 1st Anti-Tank Regiment, SAA 01-Jun-41 01-Jan-43 Field Artillery 3rd Field Brigade, THA, SAA 29-Dec-40 11-Aug-41 renamed 4th Field Brigade, SAA 13-Aug-40 30-Jul-41 renamed 7th Field Brigade, SAA 13-Aug-40 11-Aug-41 renamed 1st Field Regiment, CFA,SAA 20-Apr-42 01-Jan-43 3rd Field Regiment, THA, SAA 11-Aug-41 25-Jun-42 4th Field Regiment, SAA 31-Jul-41 01-Jan-43 7th Field Regiment, SAA 11-Aug-41 01-Jan-43 Light Antiaircraft 1st Light Antiaircraft Regiment, SAA 01-Sep-41 01-Jan-43 Engineers Field Companies 12th Field Company, SA Engineers 13-Aug-40 02-Apr-41 1st Field Company, SA Engineers 13-Aug-40 01-Jan-43 2nd Field Company, SA Engineers 01-May-42 01-Jan-43 3rd Field Company, SA Engineers 03-May-41 01-Jan-43 5th Field Company, SA Engineers 05-Dec-40 01-Jan-43 Field Park Companies 19th Field Park Company, SA Eng 01-Apr-42 01-Jan-43 21st Corps Field Park Company, SA Eng 01-Dec-40 30-Apr-42 Infantry 2nd Regiment Botha 05-Feb-42 01-Jan-43 Machine Gun B Coy, Die Middellandse Regiment 27-Jun-42 01-Jan-43 1 Steve Rothwell, http://homepages.force9.net/rothwell/1sa.htm, August 24, 2003, accessed June 6, 2006. -
The Role and Application of the Union Defence Force in the Suppression of Internal Unrest, 1912 - 1945
THE ROLE AND APPLICATION OF THE UNION DEFENCE FORCE IN THE SUPPRESSION OF INTERNAL UNREST, 1912 - 1945 Andries Marius Fokkens Thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Military Science (Military History) at the Military Academy, Saldanha, Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University. Supervisor: Lieutenant Colonel (Prof.) G.E. Visser Co-supervisor: Dr. W.P. Visser Date of Submission: September 2006 ii Declaration I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the work contained in this thesis is my own original work and that I have not previously submitted it, in its entirety or in part, to any university for a degree. Signature:…………………….. Date:………………………….. iii ABSTRACT The use of military force to suppress internal unrest has been an integral part of South African history. The European colonisation of South Africa from 1652 was facilitated by the use of force. Boer commandos and British military regiments and volunteer units enforced the peace in outlying areas and fought against the indigenous population as did other colonial powers such as France in North Africa and Germany in German South West Africa, to name but a few. The period 1912 to 1945 is no exception, but with the difference that military force was used to suppress uprisings of white citizens as well. White industrial workers experienced this military suppression in 1907, 1913, 1914 and 1922 when they went on strike. Job insecurity and wages were the main causes of the strikes and militant actions from the strikers forced the government to use military force when the police failed to maintain law and order. -
Military Despatches Vol 24, June 2019
Military Despatches Vol 24 June 2019 Operation Deadstick A mission vital to D-Day Remembering D-Day Marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day Forged in Battle The Katyusha MRLS, Stalin’s Organ Isoroku Yamamoto The architect of Pearl Harbour Thank your lucky stars Life in the North Korean military For the military enthusiast CONTENTS June 2019 Page 62 Click on any video below to view Page 14 How much do you know about movie theme songs? Take our quiz and find out. Hipe’s Wouter de The old South African Goede interviews former Defence Force used 28’s gang boss David a mixture of English, Williams. Afrikaans, slang and Thank your lucky stars techno-speak that few Serving in the North Korean Military outside the military could hope to under- 32 stand. Some of the terms Features were humorous, some Rank Structure 6 This month we look at the Ca- were clever, while others nadian Armed Forces. were downright crude. Top Ten Wartime Urban Legends Ten disturbing wartime urban 36 legends that turned out to be A matter of survival Part of Hipe’s “On the fiction. This month we’re looking at couch” series, this is an 10 constructing bird traps. interview with one of Special Forces - Canada 29 author Herman Charles Part Four of a series that takes Jimmy’s get together Quiz Bosman’s most famous a look at Special Forces units We attend the Signal’s Associ- characters, Oom Schalk around the world. ation luncheon and meet a 98 47 year old World War II veteran. -
John Keene Interviewed by Mike Cadman 19/09/07 Former Regimental Sergeant Major – Rand Light Infantry
1 John Keene interviewed by Mike Cadman 19/09/07 Former Regimental Sergeant Major – Rand Light Infantry TAPE ONE SIDE A Interviewer Can you give me a bit of a background about how you came to be in the military, when you started, just a little sort of thumbnail sketch of your career in the military. John Keene I was born in 1946, which is nine months after the end of the Second World War. And I went to Maritz Brothers College, Inanda. My father had been in the Rand Light Infantry during the Second World War and had been badly wounded at ? My grandfather on my father’s side was a merchant navy captain and he had been responsible for landing Anzac troops in the Dardanelles during the First World War. My mother’s father came out to South Africa in Imperial Military Railways during the Anglo Boer War. So throughout my life I considered that warfare was a natural part of human existence. Through my father I knew all of his comrades in the Rand Light Infantry (RLI), and I’d formed a picture of what the army should be like. At school we were mostly English speaking boys and most of our fathers had also served in the Second World War in one or other of the arms, either the air force, the army or the navy. And the mindset that we had developed at that stage was that our fathers had fought a war for liberation of the human race and that the world offered a lot. -
South Africa Mobilises: the First Five Months of the War Dr Anne Samson
5 Scientia Militaria vol 44, no 1, 2016, pp 5-21. doi:10.5787/44-1-1159 South Africa Mobilises: The First Five Months of the War Dr Anne Samson Abstract When war broke out in August 1914, the Union of South Africa found itself unprepared for what lay ahead. When the Imperial garrison left the Union during September 1914, supplies, equipment and a working knowledge of British military procedures reduced considerably. South Africa was, in effect, left starting from scratch. Yet, within five months and despite having to quell a rebellion, the Union was able to field an expeditionary force to invade German South West Africa and within a year agree to send forces to Europe and East Africa. This article explores how the Union Defence Force came of age in 1914. Keywords: South Africa, mobilisation, rebellion, Union Defence Force, World War 1 1. Introduction In August 1914, South Africa, along with many other countries, found itself at war. It was unprepared for this eventuality – more so than most other countries. Yet, within six weeks of war being declared, the Union sent a force into neighbouring German South West Africa. This was a remarkable achievement considering the Union’s starting point, and that the government had to deal with a rebellion, which began with the invasion. The literature on South Africa’s involvement in World War 1 is increasing. Much of it focused on the war in Europe1 and, more recently, on East Africa2 with South West Africa3 starting to follow. However, the home front has been largely ignored with most literature focusing on the rebellion, which ran from September to December 1914.4 This article aims to explore South Africa’s preparedness for war and to shed some insight into the speed with and extent to which the government had to adapt in order to participate successfully in it. -
Vietnam War Turning Back the Clock 93 Year Old Arctic Convoy Veteran Visits Russian Ship
Military Despatches Vol 33 March 2020 Myths and misconceptions Things we still get wrong about the Vietnam War Turning back the clock 93 year old Arctic Convoy veteran visits Russian ship Battle of Ia Drang First battle between the Americans and NVA For the military enthusiast CONTENTS March 2020 Click on any video below to view How much do you know about movie theme songs? Take our quiz and find out. Hipe’s Wouter de The old South African Page 14 Goede interviews former Defence Force used 28’s gang boss David a mixture of English, South Vietnamese Williams. Afrikaans, slang and techno-speak that few Special Forces outside the military could hope to under- stand. Some of the terms Features 32 were humorous, some Weapons and equipment were clever, while others 6 We look at some of the uniforms were downright crude. Ten myths about Vietnam and equipment used by the US Marine Corps in Vietnam dur- Although it ended almost 45 ing the 1960s years ago, there are still many Part of Hipe’s “On the myths and misconceptions 34 couch” series, this is an about the Vietnam War. We A matter of survival 26 interview with one of look at ten myths and miscon- This month we look at fish and author Herman Charles ceptions. ‘Mad Mike’ dies aged 100 fishing for survival. Bosman’s most famous 20 Michael “Mad Mike” Hoare, characters, Oom Schalk widely considered one of the 30 Turning back the clock Ranks Lourens. Hipe spent time in world’s best known mercenary, A taxi driver was shot When the Russian missile cruis- has died aged 100. -
Report for August 1993 Copyright Notice
• . -' Independent Boord of Inquiry POBox 32293 Broomfontein 2017 Johonnesburg South Africo Phone (011) 403 - 3256/ 7 Fox (011) 403 - 1366 Report for August 1993 Copyright Notice ©1993, Members of the public are free to reprint or report information, either in whole or in part, contained in this publication on the strict understanding that the Independent Boord of Inquiry is acknowledged, Otherwise, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electrical, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of the publisher, BOARD MEMBERS: Dr Alex Boraine, Mrs Judy Chalmers, Rev Frank Chikane, Dr Max Coleman, Mr-Brian Currin, Prof John Dugard, Ms Sheena Duncan, Mr Peter Kerchhoff, Mr Norman Manoim, Ms Emma Mashinini, Sr Jude Pieterse, Archbishop Desmond Tutu IBI Report for A IIguSf '93 TABLE OF CONTENTS I N TI~ OD UCT I ON ............................................................................................................... 1 1. STATE I NsTITUTIONs...... .... .. ...................................................................................... 2 1.1 South Afric.ll1 PoliCl .. ............. .......................................................................... 2 2. HI CHT WI NC .................................................................................................................. 4 2.1 ConservOl tive Party ............................................................................................ 6 3. A PLA .............................................~ -
Defence Dangerous Object
work within the system could be defined as a national key point, Mr Myburgh said.4 In May the Control of Access to Public Premises and Vehicles Act of 1985 was gazetted by the state president.' It granted the owners of public premises or vehicles wide powers for the safeguarding of those premises and vehicles. A person authorised by the owner of any public premises or public vehicle may, for SECURITY instance, require of a person who wants to enter such premises or vehicle that he/she subject himself/herself, or anything in his/her possession to an examination by an electronic or other apparatus in order to determine the presence of any Defence dangerous object. In terms of the act. powers of search and the authority to demand identification are given. The only qualification was that physical searches In November the minister of defence, Mr Magnus Malan, was handed the report of women be done by women. of the committee of inquiry set up in May 1984 under the chairmanship of the chicf On 13 December the state president, Mr P W Botha, amended the general of the army, Lieutenant General Jannie Geidenhuys, to investigate the South regulations promulgated under the Defence Act of 1957 by the addition of a new African Defence Force (SADF) and related aspects affecting the Armaments chapter to increase the powers of the South African Defence Force (SADF) in Corporation of South Africa (ARMSCOR) in the context of the economic situations of internal unrest. Regulation 1 provided that the SADF might be used situation and the future needs of the country (the Geidenhuys committee).