The Boer War: Myth and Reality

The Redcoat History Podcast by Redcoat History

Sep 13, 202649:37History

The famous Boer War - 1899 - 1902. It’s a conflict that has one of the most familiar and depressing stories in British military history. The Boers we’re told were deadly marksmen, brilliant horsemen and natural soldiers...

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