The Jameson Raid was an unofficial and failed attempt by the British to take over the Boer Republic of Transvaal in Southern Africa in December 1895. Masterminded by the millionaire imperialist Cecil Rhodes, the raid failed to gain support from the immigrant community within Transvaal and was easily quashed. Rhodes was discredited over the fiasco, and the heightened mutual suspicion between the British and Boers eventually led to the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902).
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29 Dec 1895The British Jameson Raid is launched to take over the Boer Republic of Transvaal.
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2 Jan 1896The British Jameson Raid to take over Boer Transvaal ends in failure.
