First Boer War - From the Battle of Bronkhorstspruit to Majuba 1880-81 (full documentary)

Boer here. Thank you very much for this documentary. Indeed, long format is much appreciated. I look forward to your next one on the Second Boer War. My ancestors fought in both these wars and we even still have some heirlooms including the swords of British officers. I will just add that the Boer still has many chapters that military historians will write about us, our aspirations for freedom still burn bright.

As a young boy in the early fifties our neighbours were Mr & Mrs Jones. Mr. Jones was the oldest man in our village at 91yrs. of age. We often knocked on his door and Mrs. Jones would take out her glass eye and put it in a dish for our inspection. Mr. Jones would then show us his war wounds - two round scars on his right arm. Next came the medal showing a picture of a woman I later came to know was Queen Victoria. He told us he got his wounds when fighting the Boers, which at the time we thought referred to the four legged variety so we didn't understand why he would have been shot. Mr . & Mrs. Jones died a few years later within one day of each other and whenever I hear the Boer war mentioned I think of them both.

I’m American and remember back in the early 1970s in 6th grade having to sing Marching to Pretoria . Kind of a fun song to sing ,but we had no idea why we were singing this crazy song

I like the full story. The added guest presenters add to the impact of the video.

Never judge a book by its cover. Thank you very much for your posting of this video. Been in the previous government army. Now it's a joke. Proud Boer from Capetown South Africa..

Australian here. I like the long format. As I am at the bench stitching saddlery it's good to hear longer stories.

Thanks for this. I'm an English South African (multi generational on my dad's side). My family is from Klerksdorp, with me growing up mostly in Potchefstroom.

Brilliant documentary. It is stunning to see how you go all into this part of history and share this with. Better than anything in the regular Media. Thanks a lot.

I don't often leave comments, but bravo! Love this content and the Boer Wars are fascinating! Thank you for the time and effort you put into this channel.

Thanks kindly for this super informative and easily digestible upload. I am recently back from a trip to the cape and took a drive up to port Elizabeth. My partner is Afrikaans and we joined her father on this trip stopping off at his wine clients along the way. Suffice to say that I can count on both hands how many times I was reminded of the British defeat and the superior tactics of the Kommando. As an avid military historian (although somewhat amateur in comparison) , ex Royal Engineer and a Welshman who used to drag my poor mother to the Brecon Museum each school holiday all I could do was agree. ( the key to being offered some beers and Boervost) 😅

Brilliant mate! I found it informative and entertaining. Can’t wait for Vol 2! (Where the Brits gave Hitler the idea of exterminating people in concentration camps! Strangely Kitchener was never tried as a war criminal…but then history is written by the victor.)

When I turned 64, I climbed Majuba with the Majuba memorial festival 28 Feb 2019.

Top notch work, the long-form content is 10/10 📚

As a Scot, first and British second, this is one of the few chapters in my country’s history I’m genuinely ashamed of, the loss on both sides and the incarceration in concentration camps is something that should never be forgotten.

Brilliant, I love this long style coverage. The devil is always in the details, and more time equals more details. This subject requires such a deep dive!! Thank you, and I look forward to next one!!

We use to live in Newcastle, South Africa and I have been up Majuba Hill a few times,although it isn't really a hill but a pretty substantial mountain at around 2200 metres.I think that it's part of the Drakensberg range and is one of 3 mountains and one of the others is Inkwelo.I have even seen snow up in those mountains.

M8 you bring History alive!, thankyou.

Dank u voor deze zeer interessante en informatieve video. Waardeer het enorm 👍 Groeten uit Nederland 🇳🇱🌷, TW.

Of all the history of the modern world, I believe South African history, and the Boer Wars in particular, has to be my favorite (after my own country’s history of course). And your channel tells this history so well. I have enjoyed it all immensely. Excellent work as always!

Very much enjoyed that. Thanks for your work it was all new information to me. Also nice to see more South African countryside. One day I'll go there, it looks lovely.