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. #History #JamesonRaid #Boers #BritishEmpire #CecilRhodes #SouthAfrica #Transvaal #TransvaalRepublic #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-26323-en/

The discovery of gold at Witwatersrand in Transvaal in 1886, coupled with that of diamonds at Kimberley in 1867, transformed the entire region of Southern Africa. #History #Gold #Anglo-BoerWar #Boers #BritishEmpire #GoldMine #JamesonRaid #Rand #SouthAfrica #Transvaal #Witwatersrand #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2927-en/