At the turn of the 20 th century, the Boer War held all the promise of noble and heroic adventure for thousands of young ...

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 ...

As far back as the Second Boer War of 1899-1902 ... a dozen companies were commissioned to produce watches for the British military. These companies included Jaeger-LeCoultre, Longines and ...

Britain waged war against Dutch settlers in South Africa ... volunteers overseas but the volunteers would be paid by the British army and be under British control. In the early 1900s, prominent ...

The Second Boer War lasted three years and the British needed to enlist more recruits. Many British men volunteered. During the war, the British army experienced great difficulty in finding fit ...