Episode 47 - General Buller reappears, Louis Botha plots and "Johnny" Hamilton bungles.
In this episode General Buller makes a return and some of his slow moving tactics start paying off. Lord Kitchener complains after de Wet makes his escape with 2500 burghers, and the Canadians prepare...
12 Aug 201818min
Episode 46 - A German is executed and the Australians hold off Koos de la Rey.
In July Lieutenant Hans Cordua who was a German, had led a plot to overthrown the British once they’d arrived in the Transvaal capital. Lieutenant Cordua had fought for the Boers and was captured bu...
5 Aug 201815min
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 ...
29 Jul 201820min
Episode 44 - The Mist of war descends on the Dragon Mountains and de Wet fights with his brother
This is episode 44 and comes with a smattering of snow, ice and a little about what’s known as the Dragon Mountains - the Drakensberg. It’s also called the Barrier of Spears because the lava flow whic...
22 Jul 201819min
Episode 43 - General Hunter hunts de Wet and Canada loses a famous son
The conventional war has ended and the guerilla war has begun. The next few episodes will explore the actions of various leaders as they criss-crossed the South African countryside. But its not a roma...
15 Jul 201820min
Episode 42 - Beautiful scenery please pass the ammunition
It’s early July 1900 and we’re into the phase of this conflict that is characterised by small Boer forces roaming the veld, hiding out and then striking weak points in the British line. And in a count...
8 Jul 201822min
Episode 41 - An earthquake strikes as the Battle of Diamond Hill unfolds
We’re up to episode 41 of the series and Lord Roberts and the British army have taken control of most of South Africa. In this episode we’ll hear about the last pitched conventional battle of the Angl...
1 Jul 201816min
Episode 40 - Making Lord Kitchener’s acquaintance as de Wet’s farm burns
It’s the morning of 10th June 1900, and we’re riding with General Christian de Wet who is about to make Lord Kitchener’s acquaintance far from the capital Pretoria, where Lord Roberts has bivouacked w...
24 Jun 201821min
