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A British concrete blockhouse, built to better control occupied territory during the Boer War (1899-1902). This is the blockhouse near Bethulie Bridge. These structures were connected by impenetrable barbed wire fencing...

The Bethulie Bridge, destroyed by the Boers on 10 March 1900 during the Boer War (1899-1902). Imperial War Museums, London.

The Second Dynasty of Egypt (c. 2890 - c. 2670 BCE) rose from the turmoil which ended the first and was marked by uprisings (or, at least, internal difficulties) throughout. The precise cause of this civil unrest is unclear...

A British propaganda mug produced during the Boer War (1899-1902).

The Second Triumvirate was a political association of convenience between three of Rome's most powerful figures: Mark Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian in the 1st century BCE. Following the assassination of Julius Caesar the three...

A derailed British armoured train in Natal after a Boer attack in November 1899 during the Boer War (1899-1902). Imperial War Museums, London.

The Second Battle of El Alamein (Oct-Nov 1942) was a major battle in North Africa during the Western Desert Campaigns of the Second World War (1939-45). The British Eighth Army led by General Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976...

A torched Boer farm, a result of British scorched-earth tactics during the Boer War (1899-1902) after the Boers had adopted guerrilla tactics.

Boer commando during the Boer War (aka South Africa War, 1899-1902).

Members of a Boer commando during the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) in Southern Africa, c. 1900.