World History Encyclopedia3d ago
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/
Jameson Raid: The Failed British Coup in Transvaal

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...

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Liam O'Mara IV, PhDDec 16
Discovery of #diamonds at #Kimberley drove British expansion into #SouthAfrica, provoking the #FirstBoerWar on #ThisDayInHistory in 1880. The #Afrikaners of the #SouthAfricanRepublic (aka #TransvaalRepublic) defeated the Brits and retained their autonomy... for another 20 years.