The Anglo-Boer Wars

A recent advert on eBay for a QSA to the 6th Dragoon Guards screamed: RARE CLASP JOHANNESBURG AND 2 BATTLE BARS Is this true? Her...

Amongst the Royal Horse Artillery rolls in WO100/139 is a page for the Riding Establishment, Royal Artillery (page 257) with just 10 names. ...

The relief of Kimberley was a cavalry operation. After the success of Paardeberg, Lord Roberts unleashed his cavalry commanded by General JD...

No British cavalry regiments were present for the relief of Mafeking - it was a "colonial" affair - Rhodesians, Canadians and sout...

Out of the 18-20,000 men under General Sir Redvers Buller's command in the campaign to relieve Ladysmith there were only two and a half ...

A post today on the excellent Facebook group The Anglo-Boer War (The South African War) - 1899 - 1902  revealed a really interesting story: ...

Thomas Bracken was born in Kilcock, County Kildare, Ireland, and was baptised in May 1878. In November 1896 he enlisted for the militia, 3rd...