Episode 45 - De Wet drinks a cup of bitterness while Lord Roberts’ wife upsets Queen Victoria
The Anglo-Boer War29 Heinä 2018

Episode 45 - De Wet drinks a cup of bitterness while Lord Roberts’ wife upsets Queen Victoria

That’s 45 weeks since the start of the war in October 1899. And this podcast series is following the weeks, so to speak. Right now, we’re in an interregnum. Not a dormant period and definitely not an hiatus. Boer General Christiaan de Wet still appears to have the initiative in the Free State, although only because he’s still free. But appearances can be deceptive because de Wet has a paltry 2500 men riding with him across the veld, while he’s being pursued by Lieutenant General Hunter with over 20 000. But Hunter is squaring off against a highly motivated and skilled enemy. The Boers regard the large British force as an illegal army, their families are adrift as refugees moving from place. Historically armies like this are notoriously difficult to overcome quickly, unless the invading force resorts to extreme tactics, such as those used by Genghis Khan. This is not possible in the modern era for obvious reasons. De Wet had retreated into the range of hills called the Rhenosterpoort dominated by a large Boer farm, which lies 35 kilometers away from the town of Potchefstroom. He had rested there for a few days while the English reinforcements marched steadily towards his lair. Meanwhile, Lord Roberts' wife, Nora, has arrived in Pretoria with their two children which was not what Queen Victoria had expected when she let it be known she preferred no "camp followers"...

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Episode 79 - Reitz meets the Doppers and a wild-eyed prophet as the Gold Mines chug back to life

Episode 79 - Reitz meets the Doppers and a wild-eyed prophet as the Gold Mines chug back to life

Episode 79 is full of strange swirling tales where Deneys Reitz our intrepid Boer narrator has been separated from his brother near Rustenberg after riding to fetch his all important saddle bags. Then...

24 Maalis 201918min

Episode 78 - American blockhouses from Cuba and the enigma that was the pro-Boer John Tengo Jabavu

Episode 78 - American blockhouses from Cuba and the enigma that was the pro-Boer John Tengo Jabavu

The ides of March were upon the British in South Africa as they continued chasing the ghost generals, Smuts, de la Rey, Beyers, de Wet across a cooling landscape that had begun its Southern Hemisphere...

17 Maalis 201922min

Episode 77- Kitchener’s peace talks fail and De Wet experiences a miracle

Episode 77- Kitchener’s peace talks fail and De Wet experiences a miracle

Episode 77 and the Great de Wet hunt sees the English cornering their quarry in the North East Cape Colony, close to Hopetown. The mercurial Boer general Christiaan de Wet has given up the plan to inv...

10 Maalis 201921min

Episode 76 - Labram loses his head, darkness is De Wet’s salvation & Peace Talks begin

Episode 76 - Labram loses his head, darkness is De Wet’s salvation & Peace Talks begin

This week we continue learning about Americans in the war and ride with Christiaan de Wet as he scurries back across the Orange River - his attempts at invading the Cape ending in failure. There are a...

3 Maalis 201922min

Episode 75 - Cowboys, Theodore Roosevelt & Americans in the Anglo-Boer War

Episode 75 - Cowboys, Theodore Roosevelt & Americans in the Anglo-Boer War

This week I'm focusing on America and Americans who fought in the war. What made Americans travel half way around the world to fight for both the Boers and the English? The initial answer is obvious ...

24 Helmi 201919min

Episode 74 - Louis Botha surprises the British near Ermelo & De Wet crosses a swamp in the Karoo.

Episode 74 - Louis Botha surprises the British near Ermelo & De Wet crosses a swamp in the Karoo.

The guerrilla campaign is moving ahead swiftly, while in the northern Cape, the Great De Wet Hunt is in full swing. In the Eastern Transvaal, General Louis Botha had attacked the British in a surpri...

17 Helmi 201920min

Episode 73 - Malperd Dies, the ACC disbands & The Great De Wet Hunt begins

Episode 73 - Malperd Dies, the ACC disbands & The Great De Wet Hunt begins

This week Deneys Reitz finds himself walking, while the Great de Wet Hunt begins in the Northern Cape and Free State. I would like to thank listeners for the wonderful messages I've received and sugg...

10 Helmi 201917min

Episode 72 - Breaker Morant, Bulala Taylor and a British Military War Crimes Court Case

Episode 72 - Breaker Morant, Bulala Taylor and a British Military War Crimes Court Case

This week we explore incidents involving Australians based in Pretoria who committed war crimes and were executed. But what really happened? I’m going to try and detach the myth from the reality a...

3 Helmi 201919min

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