The Boer War

Two ideologies namely British imperialism and Afrikanernationalism were to clash at the turn of the nineteenth century in South Africa. Britain sought the unification of whole of South Africa under the British flag. The existence of the two Boer republics namely the South African Republic (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State therefor was a stumbling…

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Soldiers’and Seamen’s Privileged Penny Posts

The British Act of Parliament of 1795 During the early development of posts there was discontent for the financial burden imposed on soldiers and seamen in this respect. The British Act of Parliament in 1795 proclaimed a special rate for non-commissioned ranks serving in the army and navy – and their dependents. This entitled them…

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