Carton de Wiart died in 1963 at the age of 83, but his exploits have inspired generations of service members in the United ...

and in the Anglo-Boer War - both costly campaigns for the British. During the latter conflict, the iconic rifle was actually outclassed by the Mauser Bolt-Action Rifle supplied in admittedly ...

Soldiers who received the highest British armed forces award for gallantry have been commemorated with a blue plaque.

The Second Boer War began in 1899 in the south of Africa. It was fought between the two Boer Republics and the British Empire. The Second Boer War lasted three years and the British needed to ...

At the turn of the 20 th century, the Boer War held all the promise of noble and heroic adventure for thousands of young Canadian men. And for the nation it was an opportunity to show the world ...

Britain only had a small, though well-trained regular army. The Second Boer War lasted three years and the British needed to enlist more recruits. Many British men volunteered. During the war ...