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1900 in South Africa

  • Second Boer WarIn June 1884, Jan Gerrit Bantjes discovered a massive gold deposit on the Witwatersrand ridge south of Pretoria. This find triggered an influx of thousands…
  • Battle of Spion KopGeneral Sir Redvers Buller stood at the head of a British army in Natal during late December 1899. He sought to break the siege of Ladysmith held by Boer…