A Brief History of The Boer Wars

This is the brief history of the Boers. Something never really covered by anybody. The the word Boer is mispronounced, we sort of recorded it using Siri and was realised afterwards that it was incorrect. Thanks, sorry for any inconvenience
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[@motorinstructeur]

I'm glad the Concentration camps were not left out ( as usual ) in this history. It played a major role in the Boeren surrendering.

[@gidget330]

Boeren?

[@Adolphinstein]

Glad you said that... 40000 Brits got their asses handed to them by 4000 farmers and converted to gorilla warfare - scorched earth policy ...then the boere decided to opt for the treaty

[@mconrad8243]

Not really. Read Packenham's THE BOER WAR. After about a year, the British reversed the depopulation policy of moving Boer civilians into camps and instead left them out on the veldt. Since by that time camp sanitation had greatly improved, guerilla Boers in the field considered their families in British custody to be safe, while the families left on the farms in the veldt were endangered (natives, collapse of economy, food shortages). So the legacy of the camps is a mighty one for Afrikaaners, but AT THE TIME OF THE BOER SURRENDER, THE CAMPS WERE NOT AN ISSUE.

[@gidget330]

@@mconrad8243 are you British?

[@ottersirotten4290]

@@mconrad8243 A british Aristokrat wrote a Book about his People absolutly didnt commit disgustig Crimes against the Boers... ok^^

[@xSlackalot]

Here after the 28 Years Later trailer dropped.

[@sukoluhlengidi9110]

Crazy me too

[@spinningbackkick6021]

All that death and hardship boiled down to 2 minutes

[@calebanderson5309]

Yea beginning a deep dive into the boer war today I guess.

[@yougotgamesonyourphone6947]

Same

[@theascendunt9960]

We watched the trailer, heard the poem, searched more about it and now we're all here. Humans are so predictable 😅

[@moes786121]

So the British signed a peace treaty but invaded because of gold ....

[@randomname5083]

They had plenty of other reasons mentioned in this video the main being a possible German- Boer alliance

[@jamiebarnes4804]

Just like amarica and there oil

[@moes786121]

@@jamiebarnes4804 yup all about the black gold now days

[@blanty1604]

@@randomname5083 nah, it was because of gold bro..

[@bearcub631]

Yes!!!

[@dimdagreekdimdagreek4097]

Age of mythology music brings back sooo many memories

[@bewertsam]

George Daratzikis ive noticed that OverlySarcasticProductions uses it too

[@L4mb0rgh1n12]

I was like wait a second I recognize that music, it brings back so many memories, so much nostalgia.

[@nZTheWolf1]

It was the first thing I noticed!

[@phypanda1854]

Thought i was the only one to notice this 😂

[@SurvivalManagementGroup]

Took me back!

[@ernstgottschalk8023]

My geat-grandfather, Koot Swanepoel was interred in Aliwal-North concentration camp from the age of 10 to the age of 13, his younger brother was 7 years old when they went in and 10 when they were released. The fact that the descendants of these people are still alive can only be summarized as follows: "Take a community of Dutchmen of the type of those who defended themselves for fifty years against all the power of Spain at a time when Spain was the greatest power in the world. Intermix with them a strain of those inflexible French Huguenots who gave up home and fortune and left their country for ever at the time of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The product must obviously be one of the most rugged, virile, unconquerable races ever seen upon earth. Take this formidable people and train them for seven generations in constant warfare against savage men and ferocious beasts, in circumstances under which no weakling could survive, place them so that they acquire exceptional skill with weapons and in horsemanship, give them a country which is eminently suited to the tactics of the huntsman, the marksman, and the rider. Then, finally, put a finer temper upon their military qualities by a dour fatalistic Old Testament religion and an ardent and consuming patriotism. Combine all these qualities and all these impulses in one individual, and you have the modern Boer-the most formidable antagonist who ever crossed the path of Imperial Britain. Our military history has largely consisted in our conflicts with France, but Napoleon and all his veterans have never treated us so roughly as these hard-bitten farmers with their ancient theology and their inconveniently modern rifles.” - Arthur Conan Doyle

[@hugomaritz692]

Dude can't tell you how that shit gets my blood up. I'm tearing up here. Dis erg vir n boerkie

[@ernstgottschalk8023]

@@hugomaritz692 dis hoekom ons altyd sal oorleef :D

[@miguelmontenegro3520]

My familly is from Dutch origin, back when the Republic invaded Portuguese Brazil. Once defeated, they made a trip inland very similar to this great trek. The only difference is that we are most catholics and non-warlike, since there are not violent native kingdoms or wild beasts. 🤣

[@Wonderkid44]

Yeah yeah, British still stomped their asses. Brittania rules the world

[@ethank.6602]

@@Wonderkid44 not any more lol. Sadiq khan and his buddies rule your joke of a country now. Id ask if you were cut but you probably dont have loicense fa that. I bet youd like to spin my jaw but you aint gonna spin shot without a whisk license 😂😂😂lmfao

[@delaneycloete5920]

White South Africans will always divide themselves between English and Afrikaans because of this.

[@davidgrieve2565]

Rock Spiders and Sout Peels 😄 I would happen to be the latter

[@wagondragon]

@@davidgrieve2565 No, rather Soutie, Soutpiel, or "Rooinek".

[@iamflake-official]

It was idiotic of our people to divide themselves from Britain. We had so much backup to keep our women and children safe and threw it away for independence. Why? Whats independence worth if quality of life would just be destroyed at the end of the day?

[@Wiggyam]

But they all look the same!!! /s

[@misterx1342]

Delaney Cloete true from an English South African

[@bromponie7330]

Me: *DON'T SAY IT, PLEASE DON'T SAY IT!!* Them: "Bore" ... Me: *Deep sigh*

[@jarahfluxman20]

*Fortrekkers*

[@seanvanheerden442]

Souf Africa...

[@CaesarAntinous]

Yea. That always gets me lol. It's like "boo" but with an "r" at the the end. Boer.

[@flyingfishie401]

@@CaesarAntinous so.... bow?

[@H.P778]

@@flyingfishie401 hard r and the oo should be like ooh

[@oceanocean5353]

I love reading about history, but sometimes it’s nice to listen to someone explain it to you. Love this channel!

[@Kruppt808]

same. i have hundreds of history books in paper back and another 500 on my Kindle but still i watch all these history videos, some for different perspective, interesting animation or pictures, maybe interest me in learning more about said subject, or simplification of the major events if I don't feel like reading 500 pages.

[@powypow7229]

Good history lesson. The English pronunciations of the Afrikaans/Dutch words just always feel hard on my ears.

[@pepin8277]

Dat ben ik zeker met U eens

[@viking_boer8474]

FANIE > Watch out - The souties will pronounce your name as "FENNIE" !!!

[@rdm3373]

The words' No slaves' seemed to also sound hard to the Afrikaans ears

[@WIT_WOLF]

​@@rdm3373 i hate it when people just assume all Afrikaans speakers are racist people who encourage slavery my parents and basically everyone i know that grew up in apartheid voted against apartheid

[@DiamondFireball]

@@rdm3373 Don't act like the British were such great people either

[@lukasMey]

Afrikaaner here, thanks for this video. Was fun watching it!

[@nuckingfuts3204]

That's not even how you spell Afrikaner, so I doubt it.

[@whoop4255]

@@nuckingfuts3204... Well Afrikaans is his main language so I can see why he said Afrikaaner

[@Anonymous-xl9pq]

It's Afrikaner and I'm true, thank you for this video/ Dankie dat jy hierdie film op KZbin gesit het (That's Afrikaans)

[@nuckingfuts3204]

@@whoop4255 Afrikaans is also my mother tongue, and it's spelled Afrikaner. Look it up for yourself. Please don't make stupid comments when you are ignorant regarding the subject.

[@nuckingfuts3204]

@MAREX 115 Jy tel nie as n man nie, want jy is n moffie.

[@evacope1718]

My great grandfather was in the Boer War, he was Irish but joined the Canadian regiment and worked with horses (his family bred Irish horses). He wrote that the Boers were some of the greatest people he had ever met.

[@divinehatred6021]

And england basically cheated and killed tons of innocents for taking resources and territory. Then they wrote fake history, as usual.

[@bppmurphy]

Arthur Griffith (Irish Revolutionary) was heavily involved in fighting for the Boers during the 2nd Boer War

[@splashafrica]

​@@bppmurphy nope Canada sided with the empire but I appreciate his remark that we where good people even if we where him enemy

[@Masked_Mamba]

Interesting. I’m Irish and my great great grandfather served for the British in the boer war. He was an Irish Catholic, in my best guess just doing it so him and his family could get by.

[@erichpizer1]

my great great grandmother escaped a British concentration camp pregnant with my great grand mother on hoerseback in the dead of night. true family history

[@teviottilehurst]

Diddums. From a Brit.

[@richardwebb9532]

@@teviottilehurst Rooinek!, from a Boer....

[@eduardaucamp9272]

@@teviottilehurst Sassanach louse and coward!

[@Aemond2024]

these are true, the hewish are all lies

[@davidjohnson3658]

them brits again?.......

[@zezesilver]

After watching a couple of videos on the Boers War, this is by far the clearest. Very well done.

[@AJMerrick]

Hey everyone, thanks for watching! Next video...... wait for it... THE MONGOLS

[@Crusader-ct1qv]

MOGOL THEME USED IN CRASH COURSE STARTS PLAYING.

[@jhpotgieter3013]

Read in another language Piet Retief Delegation massacre The Piet Retief Delegation massacreoccurred when Voortrekkers under Piet Retiefmigrated into Natal in 1837 and negotiated a land treaty in February 1838 with the ZuluKing Dingane. Upon reconsideration, Dingane doublecrossed the Voortrekkers, killing the delegation of 100 including their leader Piet Retief on 6 February 1838. The land treaty was later found in Piet Retief's possession. It gave the Voortrekkers the land between the Tugela River and Port St. Johns. This event eventually led to the Battle of Blood River and the eventual defeat of Dingane.

[@Thoralmir]

Please put in how the Khwarazmid Empire senselessly provoked the Mongol invasion by being assholes to Mongol diplomats and traders.

[@itstriplem2069]

darn crash course jokes

[@lu881]

I know this is 6 months late but...hahaha 😂

[@estellebrandt6892]

Ek is n boer

[@fr35h_96]

Estelle Brandt dis n goeie ding

[@abel5695]

Het is ik ben een boer

[@ruanpietera1021]

Selfde hier

[@tiaelago-oretukaumunika7017]

@@abel5695 nie in Afrikaans nie

[@HappySerafim]

Ik praat nederlands, maar mijn vriend kom uit George, ZA

[@jamescusack6511]

Artillery only you say? Hmmmm...... 🤔

[@fetts4ck849]

Its a hoi4 joke

[@wigglyjoker8575]

ISorrowproductions

[@HappySerafim]

Isorrow daddy

[@atlasregulated2164]

BannerLord when?

[@hansolo5912]

@@fetts4ck849 thx for pointing it out, Sherlock

[@JanBoshoff]

Also interesting to note Winston Churchill was a prisoner of war in Pretoria where he eventually escaped from the Boers by swimming across the Bobbejaans River.

[@JanBoshoff]

@@chrisreynecke3129 Thanks. That's right. In Afrikaans that would be Apies Rivier

[@JanBoshoff]

​@@chrisreynecke3129 Thanks. That's right. In Afrikaans that would be Apies Rivier

[@LB_die_Kaapie]

He also had the help of Boere in ww2 helping him with tactics

[@splashafrica]

I'm doing a video on his captor that would later turn out to be his advisor in the war cabinet

[@beatrixvandermerwe2860]

😂 the mighty Apies

[@jeansindhikara1823]

This short video taught me more in 6 minutes than the 2 hour documentary that I struggled through yesterday. Important to me was the infusion of the history of African colonization by much of Europe and how the Boer Wars were just one part of a much larger story. Great job!

[@CrazyMonkey679]

Respect to the Boers from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@michellejoseph1794]

We love the Irish too!

[@mersey9956]

Respect to the Boers, really??? The Brits were no angels but did you read the bit where they handed back the East Indies and the Boers disliked the British because they had banned slavery? Are you also forgetting that the Boers descendants then introduced the system of Apartheid.All countries have done things to be ashamed of. Did you also listen to the bit about Shaka Zulu and the expanding empire which caused other African tribes to fell or be wiped out (between 1 and 5 million?).You stick to your cliched victim narratives. We're all guilty and yet we're not, its history. I'm descended from Irish Catholics, Scots, Welsh and English. Does that make me a victim or a villain? Neither, its in the past!

[@marypetrie930]

@@mersey9956 Superb comment👍

[@werneresterhuizen2858]

@@mersey9956 you are wrong. Most black people were murdered by King Shaka himself. Did you know that? Also more black were murdered and opressed by black people during apartheid. Black people are responsible for their own suffering. Look at ALL the black countries. None of them thrive because of one greedy asshole. It was the same in those days too. There are more than 10 different black tribes, languages and cultures in south africa. You still think the boere did everything? Look at the facts. There were also less poverty, far less murders and 88% ( not sure about this statistic but it's close) employed black people. I'm a boer and there are TONS of black people who say they prefer apartheid instead of where we are now. Apartheid is not what you think. Get your facts together buddy. Apartheid was simply created because the boers did not want to ruin the black people's cultures. We felt it is better for them not to be "white washed". So we gave them their own land. 2 of those lands worked out if you look at Swaziland and Lesotho. Which proves they were not opressed in the way you think. It also proves that cultures between blacks differ and they murder more of their own people than the white people ever did. The black people were slaves but remember that they were slaves because they were part of " the enemy/ king shaka's people" in that time which is the best offer you can give someone who is foreign. All of the things I mentioned above was also stated and proved by a BLACK MAN who works at the university of cape town.

[@pepin8277]

@@werneresterhuizen2858 finally someone with some common sense...

[@robbiemcgowan3670]

I'm south african and the British just tick me off, they act so innocent yet they were the ones who caused so much of the strife and suffering in the world, also the way this guy says boer 😂

[@lucasm7093]

Ngl most brits won't know anything about this. It should be taught in schools tho

[@beatrixvandermerwe2860]

I couldn't agree more. The British would never acknowledge it. They even lei about it!!!

[@stickmanhistory8598]

Just want to say that this is a really good channel. You guys deserve more subscribers.

[@SuperKarelse]

Proud to be an Afrikaner. Also love the Age of Mythology music

[@petersmith8043]

Prostagama

[@leehane4382]

proud of apartheid?

[@coldwarconflicts8926]

@@leehane4382 Germans = Proud nazis Israelis, Americans, British, Russians, French, Japanese = Proud colonizers What else?

[@leehane4382]

@@coldwarconflicts8926 If it weren't for the British and Americans we wouldn't have half the stuff we have these days. The Japanese were hellbent on destruction and tyranny. The Russians were just being Russians. The French contributed somewhat. But they did go a bit over the top with Napoleon. And bob's your uncle.

[@leehane4382]

Oh yeah the Israelis - don't know how their colonizers

[@johnmcenroe1760]

Much more complicated than I expected. Thanks for the info.

[@CamAteUrKFC]

The regiment in which I belong to (Lord Strathconas Horse Royal Canadian) first overseas wars were against the Boers, and were in fact part of a private military, later annexed by the government of Canada.

[@MonsieurDean]

Top notch video, lad. Cheers.

[@CJ-gc5cc]

Thank you for making this video. This isn't taught in our schools at all, and it's important to know your history. The only history of die Anglo-Boer oorlog was told to me by my parents and grandparents.

[@pepin8277]

Helaas krijg je dat als je op school in het angelsaksisch les krijgt...

[@EdwardBennett]

same here

[@123abc-wy6fe]

I don't think South African schools are teaching about The Anglo Boer wars, The Great Trek, Jan Van Riebeeck etc. I am 45 and learnt about those things. I am English - yes I understand Dutch / Afrikaans. Nowadays, at least the state schools seem to focus only on Apartheid, Mandela and De Klerk. I did learn about Apartheid as well - date it started, the various race laws, prime ministers etc. I learnt some Zulu but not enough. I long for a South Africa where we can have schools that teach a well rounded South African and International history, languages to profiency, descent level Maths, Science and Computers. And to get rid of those dastardly uniforms lol - another mark from the British! 😂😂😂

[@jhtsurvival]

God I love history in the 1800s through early 1900.. especially Napoleanic times. I feel that the events of and after Napoleon basically set the stage for the start of WW1 which then lead to WW2 having a huge impact of geopolitics as we know them today. But these can't be learned without understanding the age of discovery and the Imperial colonization by all the great powers of that time. It's rather amazing to me that the fact a group of Dutch farmers settling in South Africa over 300 years ago still has an effect on local and geopolitics in that area today

[@premierhoner614]

Thank you very much for your posting of this video. As a South African, I wonder how many Brits knows about the history about the Boer War and the damage they have caused. Even the Royals refused to apologize.... 😢😢

[@beatrixvandermerwe2860]

Spot on

[@justsometimber1nthelake873]

POV: you got recommended the video with the title "Last Man Standing Australian Boer War Anzac Light Horse Veteran" you never heared of this war, and as a guy who is interrested in wars and knows many things about WW2 you went ahead and looked up this video.

[@SurvivalManagementGroup]

The music @5:00 suddenly threw me back to 2002... sitting on my old PC playing AOM without a care in the world. Thanks for that.

[@beastieman4207]

history is my favorite subject

[@Crusader-ct1qv]

Same.

[@aaronkaplan5974]

Same

[@prateeksharma7881]

@Malcom Canning you gender studies major mate?

[@JokobZuma]

Your moms my favorite subject

[@harryedwards4080]

Why watch this shite then?

[@zanewegner8221]

Forgot to mention the bittereinde boere who fought till the end. And the role farm workers and black south africans played in the war. Also wished you’d expanded more on the verskroeide aarde beleid. But anyway enjoyed seeing south african history being acknowledged

[@1176ty]

3:48 If only Anakin Skywalker watched this part

[@Thunder1449r]

was looking for this comment

[@guest273]

5:10 LOL - there are so many memes here. Both Artillery Only from ISP as well as the other options from Sid Meiers Civilization V! xD Well done, made me chuckle!

[@bishopbrink7149]

The Boer have survived a lot and we will survive the civil war aswell.Bring it on .

[@jmnewman1923]

Boermanskap

[@chrisclark719]

Your all racist loosers. I hope you all get tied and fried to your barn doors. Sweet justice

[@LB_die_Kaapie]

@@chrisclark719 I mean that's like saying all blacks are criminals because their government representatives are.. smh you racist!

[@chrisclark719]

@@LB_die_Kaapie doesn't even make sense

[@nuckingfuts3204]

@@chrisclark719 Your spelling and grammar doesn't make sense. I hope your country gets raped and burned because of the multiple famines and genocides you inflicted around the world. Who's more racist, the Boer people confined to South Africa who oppressed but did not commit genocide? Or the British who committed genocide against natives in Canada, Australia, famines in India, Ireland etc? You're living in ignorance.

[@LiterallyGod]

2:29 Boer States: Britain, please help us, we are being bullied by surrounding africans! Britain: Annexes Zulu territory Boer States: You shouldn’t do that! Smh

[@alexrothwell2053]

I know very little about this, but I imagine that the defeat of the Zulus made Anglo-Boer conflict inevitable, since the Boers no longer relied on Britain for protection from the Africans.

[@muppet50yago36]

The boers opposed the british annexation of 1870's from the beginning. They didn't seek the protection of the british but knew they could not fight a two front war. Great video though.

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

Love to Boers from UK

[@kaiserwilhelm3933]

Love to Orange and Transvaal from the Imperial Palace! :)

[@abel5695]

Het meer voud van boer is boeren.

[@kaiserwilhelm3933]

@@abel5695 Ja maar in Engels gebruiken ze s voor meervoud. Weer zoiets waar ze een buitenlandse taal mixen met hun taal.

[@hasan_z]

Lol funny

[@JohnMacbeth]

CynicalCloud Probably time to get over that one.

[@barendleroux6618]

Thanks for including the concentration camps! Its so rare to see the truth these days.

[@joostfrank152]

My great grandpa was a boer

[@LaughingMan44]

I am a boer

[@H.P778]

@@RichARock oi piss off with that kak vlag of you glorified nazis

[@miac1974]

@@RichARock and you're proud of what you did to the boere? Please leave.

[@RichARock]

@@H.P778 No idea why I said that 4months ago and I'm sorry but the United Kingdom fought the nazis

[@RichARock]

@@miac1974 No and I'm not sure why I said that 4months ago and I'm sorry what the British did there was horrible

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

Age of mythology music 😂😂😂

[@macmiller1678]

I love the Age Of the Mythology music in the background! Great video.

[@jeroenboth167]

I live in the netherlands but i never knew about this history 😅 great video

[@seamonster936]

Jeroen Both Good, it has fuckall to do with you.

[@puma_jace1552]

Great sum up, thanks for getting some of our history out there

[@lip1t836]

the background music is from Age of Mythology lol

[@demianhesse1843]

Villebois De Mareuil was one of the most famous French voluntary in the boer side, his history is very interesting ! A lot of volunteers from everywhere fights in the boer side !

[@csiwele617]

I personally appreciate this video as it applies a very objective and insightful perspective on this history

[@gabba1gabba1hey]

Make Zimbabwe Rhodesia again

[@j.gczaricit9446]

its a video about the boers.

[@mr.terrific601]

Fuck Rhodesia

[@BOB-wx3fq]

Good one Danny archer

[@1Loftwing1]

Yes

[@lu881]

AKA Make South Africa Boer Concentration Camps Again

[@CaptainHarlock-kv4zt]

You gotta love those Boers !

[@burkesullivan9086]

Boots Boots Boots Boots Movin’ up an’ down again

[@trucks247]

I love the use of age of empires music. Seems rather fitting.

[@tomspettigue8791]

Lol that's what i caught

[@ryandebruin9221]

If they had given the colony back to the Netherlands, they wouldn’t have had these wars...

[@LordInter]

no the Dutch would of, note the bit where they found diamonds and then gold?

[@LordInter]

indeed, my point was the Dutch Boers would of pushed in to the interior to have those wars yo get the diamonds and gold.

[@bartgielingh2212]

Than it would have been an Anglo-French war.

[@lancerd4934]

If they had, the Allies would have lost in ww1 as it was the lessons learned in these wars that prompted the British and commonwealth armies to modernized their equipment, tactics and organisation.

[@skeptic781]

Or if you never stole it from the Africans from the start!

[@GarfieldRex]

Really liked the video and the Age of Mythology soundtrack, that quite distracted me xD

[@trentreid4562]

Warning: you are now entering the comments section, hazardous environmental protection equipment required.

[@wianduplooy6729]

Thanks for the video. Just a correction, it is General Koos De la Rey, not Kroos.

[@monolithza7159]

Everyone: Oh Shit The Australians Are Tough! The Boer: Is ek a fokin grappie vir jou!(Am I a fucking joke to you!)

[@CyberToast_420]

You did pronounce some stuff wrong like boer (B oo (like book) r)

[@riekieroux952]

People like saying its because slavety was abolished, partly yes but mostly because britain forced the Boer to collect the compensation in london which was not an option so they moved.

[@baphometpresidente4637]

where is the Boer Vs EFF war history? oh wait its still to come 🤔

[@dawoodwilliams3652]

More like everyone vs BLF

[@paullombard00]

And we won the Rugby World Cup 2019 - it was Anglo-Boer War 3 and we won!

[@davidjohnson3658]

they got lucky?

[@helanavanderlinde9512]

Long live the Dutch Boers in South Africa !!

[@ahsanurr4219]

Boers are a mixture of French Huguenots, Dutch, and German

[@aquila4228]

Video: a brief history of the Boer war Video: starts with a introduction explaining the age of discovery

[@professorcarrot3435]

is this the age of mythology music in the background ?

[@FlagSpeedArts]

Yes

[@lkaafrikaans1832]

Thanks that you putt Boere videos on utube

[@generaldillin5479]

Being a Afrikaans South Africa I noticed that you got most of the words totally wrong like Trek and Boer but only south Africans noticed it

[@romankudlata7317]

One also has to recognize that the Boers were Chrisian people and their faith carried them through all these hardships; and still does...

[@teviottilehurst]

Boars were racists. They upheld the apartheid system in SA. Nothing Christian about that. Read the scriptures. Oh sorry, God is on the side of the whites 😂

[@Skippy19812]

"faith carried them through all these hardships" Err, no. That would be the guns and knowledge of the terrain that comes from a home field advantage. I very much doubt the baby Jesus materialised on the battlefield to redirect bullets.

[@LB_die_Kaapie]

@@teviottilehurst oh you know so little about history young one

[@TrevorKhaba]

Their form of Christianity is disgusting. They believe other races are the beasts of the earth. Nothing blessed about them. One could say their hardships are of their own making.

[@viking_boer8474]

@@teviottilehurst > There are no BOARS in South Africa, and stop throwing God's Name around to suit your stupidity.

[@brandonbonett6416]

4:01 This was Britain's first millitary defeat since the American Revolution Battle of Isandawana: I'm I a joke to you?

[@caolanfeely4317]

Brandon Bonett i think there were a right few before isamdwana

[@ruangreyling2073]

I think he meant it was the first war they lost since the American revolution

[@FirstLast-qf1df]

4:46 Are you playing Chocolate Outline from Age of Mythology?

[@kongschlong6567]

As a Dutch person I'm proud of the Boers.

[@playboicartiismydad4842]

Just dont read into history between 1940 and 1994 then i dont think you will be so proud. Edit: The 'Boers' or Afrikaners were in charge.

[@kongschlong6567]

@@playboicartiismydad4842 I said I was proud of the Boers, not South Africa.

[@teviottilehurst]

@@kongschlong6567 not more than me being proud of my British Empire you little Dutch person. Rule Britannia 🇬🇧

[@Zakariya3603]

@@kongschlong6567 > I said I was proud of the Boers, not South Africa. You should be!

[@pietersmith8705]

@@teviottilehurst dood tot britanje

[@zajagter2888]

Afrikaner here, thanks for a pretty accurate history lesson

[@spookycrane9318]

Be safe out there

[@zajagter2888]

@@spookycrane9318 thanks mate, great seeing people knowing how hard it is here for us in SA

[@coolbeans5911]

"De La Rey, De La Rey . . ."🎶

[@ottersirotten4290]

beutiful Song

[@only1thatmakessense]

Turns out the british are cruel to anyone that would stand in their way

[@enlightenednews5265]

No Shit. Have you been living under a rock.

[@garthtomlinson2570]

Ash Kiff which is also exactly the same as 90% of countries, we did what we had to do to survive

[@dukatikiddukatikid7358]

Well,the chickens have come to roost a century or so later: Brexit is a shambles,the Irish issue is starting to heat up again and the next referendum in wee Scotland will surely get over the line. Farewell British empire!

[@garthtomlinson2570]

dukatikid dukatikid and is you think Britain can’t get through all of that?

[@donttrytokillme1231]

If you accept our rule we'll treat you with respect you just ask the French Canadians.

[@mariusoneill]

You left out the bit where the Boers OBLITERATED the Zulu tribe ending the Zulu conquest permanently after 300 Boers decimated more that 15 000 Zulus in a Brilliant defensive strategy at the Battle of Blood River.

[@philipjooste9075]

Not part of the Boer Wars.

[@mariusoneill]

True

[@mariusoneill]

@@philipjooste9075 It does however provide context for the effortless British annex of the area east to the Frees State (that used to be the Zulu Kingdom).

[@mconrad8243]

If by "brilliant defensive strategy" you mean bring guns while the other side has spears.

[@berno8535]

@@mconrad8243 300 vs 15000 even with muskets, which by the way wasn't automatic but had to be refilled with gunpowder and then the bullets. 15 000 men can easily overpower 300 even if the 300 had guns, especially guns that weren't automatic. The real feat of this battle was indeed the brilliant defence strategy of how they placed their cover and fortifications.

[@jacqueswarrington236]

Thank you for an accurate description. God bless

[@sirtrollalot7762]

Afrikaans sal bly!!!

[@thedarkmasquerade6574]

Sê die een met n Australiaanse hoed

[@sirtrollalot7762]

Meksikaanse hoed ma bru

[@kalmeerperd4676]

Jy fokken weet dit pel.. 1914 kom weer.

[@Geeler]

@@sirtrollalot7762 daai is nie ń sombrero nie

[@Geeler]

@f s dankie

[@monolithza7159]

British be gangsta until the grass starts speaking afrikaans.

[@georgekrause5661]

My great grandmother lost several children in the concentration camp where her family was held. She told her surviving children that what happened in the camps was nothing but genocide.

[@beatrixvandermerwe2860]

Same here . We lost so much but we dare not say anything

[@bluedeskfan2754]

Good summary. Nice to step back and get a quick refresher of events. Always thought the British red uniforms were a crazy idea. They did look good in the Zulu film, but at least they ditched them by WW1.

[@lucienthefirst8649]

Fun Fact: General Piet Joubert was my great great grandfather... yes I'm serious.

[@miac1974]

Sarel cilliers is mine!

[@boeloevanboeloefontein]

AH Stander here

[@moondancer3157]

I always wanted to know WHY the British wore bright red!! Great video ⚘

[@googlesucks7840]

They changed to Khaki colour during the Boer War because of the guerilla tactics used against them

[@mconrad8243]

They wore read in the first war (1888), changed to khaki in a bunch of wars in the decade before going to the second Boer War in 1899 wearing standard issue khaki drill. Which turned out to not be warm enough, and was changed to khaki serge during the war.

[@jimijones9833]

haha the music, i was wondering the whole time from where i know it ^^ Age of Empires of course 11

[@ccpt]

Is the background music here from one of the Age of Empires games?

[@akapatchey5939]

Age of mythology

[@jacolandman3808]

Its not Dutch farmers its afrikaanse boere

[@kwaai522]

True

[@pepin8277]

Van veelal Nederlandse afkomst meneer!

[@jimbobjones9119]

Jaco Landman - Dutch was the official language of both the ZAR and OFS at the time. Afrikaans was only recognised much later.

[@Livelaughandlaughmore]

I love your videos, very amazing and great animation

[@AJMerrick]

Nightshark Thank you means a lot

[@elijahullmann6231]

Too brief. How many people did the British starve to death in their concentration camps?

[@daniedupreez6678]

Between 26 000 and 28 000 Boer civilians, and about 20 000 native black Africans.

[@glennllewellyn7369]

Agreed.

[@mistergnat638]

@@adastra5469 *are fucking sociopaths

[@Wanderer5775]

Move on..... It’s called “History” for a reason you simple minded hateful idiots...

[@carloshughesious328]

@@mistergnat638 Wasn't one of the reasons the Boers disliked Britain was because Britain had banned slavery? I don't believe the moral argument is with the Boers entirely here.

[@madmaximus2836]

As an Afrikaner ("Boer") the British in 1900 certainly had a bad impact on my ancestry. However, in 2020 I have benefited very much from the British presence in South Africa. Much of the systems (anything from educating to safety standards) were imported from Britain. I speak English relatively fluently (because of the British presence), which allows me to work internationally. I see the Brits and English speaking South Africans as my brothers and NOT my enemy! Long live the British and Afrikaners!! Lets move forward and don't dwell in the past.

[@viking_boer8474]

Yes, thousand of people were born in South Africa whose first language is English. Most of them did not learn to speak Afrikaans but most or all Afrikaans speaking people can speak English. It was also their way to discriminate against the Afrikaans speaking people. Whatever the case is, we learned to live together with many other native languages around us. I know many English-speaking boere in our area. All good God fearing beautiful people and as friendly as the Afrikaans boere. To save this country we should learn to stand together. EENDRAG MAAK MAG.

[@bennnyboekwurm]

Amen bro!! 😎👍🏻

[@tandicejeanbaptiste3131]

why are the Native Africans considered hostile?

[@HeyJuuude-05]

Good question.

[@shadow6543]

Because they were? They say there are no stupid questions but I’m not too sure

[@TropicalBlend001]

That old school Age of Mythology music though

[@Nickelist]

Age of mythology music

[@yo7anan]

Hi. Great video. Do you have a ScaleAbout page?

[@losonsrenoster]

The Boer is made of genes from adventurous, big, strong, healthy dutchmen who accepted the challenge of moving to an unknown country. Add to that the French Huguenots who challenged the mighty Catholic church of their time and refused to accept what they considered to be wrong. Add to that the adventurous, strong, courageous, healthy Englishmen and women who became the 1820 settlers and defended a border against a horde. Add to that brave Scottish teachers and missionaries who accepted all the challenges that was pitted against them. Then there were the strong diamond and gold diggers made up of Irish, German, Portuguese and many other nationalities. All these genes combined to make up the modern Boer, a creature who will bend over backwards to keep the peace, but becomes an extremely dangerous being when pushed into a corner, and that is exactly where they are heading right now. You may read the opening paragraphs of Arthur Conan Doyle's "the Great Boer War" to understand this. Conan Doyle had firsthand experience and understood them well. My grandfather Hendrik Lodewyk Ellerman spent the first two years of his life in Irene concentration camp, his mother Marguerite Ellerman (néé du Toit) died in that concentration camp. Despite all this and much more the Boer survives, and will for generations to come.

[@curiousindependent3458]

I would like to know your source for the number of deaths in the early nineteenth century tribal wars. The figures of 1 to 5 million are way over the top. It's not likely that 5 million people lived in Kwazulu during that period. Those conflicts were bloodier than previous wars but total deaths were likely in the tens of thousands not millions.

[@andremichau2455]

Also, conflicts occurred between bantu speaking peoples and zulus, as well as internal (clan) battles that had nothing to do with the Boers.

[@johngifts8688]

So two people fighting over other people's land thinking it's there's 🤔🧐

[@dwhite832003]

It's the mother lands! Technically it's whomever can hold it down.

[@664theneighbor5]

It’s the Boer’s land

[@spoddermansweg9077]

Interresting stuff, i live in south africa and here are many historical places i havent even visited yet. See doctor Chris Barnard did the first heart transplant at the mofat church near kuruman northen cape area. Good show lad, liked and subed.

[@TheodoreAndor]

The most expensive and most embarrassing war ever for Britain up to this day. Approx 19000 Boers against 500.000 btitish.

[@ArgHelo]

"And after the Boers accepted British annexation out of fear of the Zulu and British took their big manly balls and solved the Zulu problem for the Boers, the Boers started complaining about the annexation". Classic.

[@matthewmann8969]

Yeah even other Europeans were against each other for a while even in South Africa

[@bluedeskfan2754]

Europeans have been fighting each other across the world for hundreds of years. Which is why every country was conquered, often just to stop the other guy from getting it.

[@azharparuk3121]

Didn't Jan van Riebiek discover the cape

[@lmc4355]

It already had people

[@gidget330]

Any other South Africans here got that realization of that one song 'de la ray'?

[@MariusConradie-ir3kq]

Yup i love that song 1 of my favourite songs

[@billturner7363]

My great great great grandfather and his two brothers both fought in the Boer war for Australia

[@rogerrabbit3591]

same cowboy