Gladstone tries to balance on an impossible tightrope. Major-General Colley tries to regain his honor.

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As the Bronkhorstspruit ripples through southern Africa, the Transvaal Boers put the British on defense. Meanwhile, the highest-ranking British commander on the ground (Major General Sir George Pomeroy Colley) prepares to prove himself at Laing's Nek.

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All the fascinating events and decisions leading up to the first battle of the First Boer War aka the Transvaal Rebellion.

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This tells the tragic stories filled with rationales that turned up empty and lethal for many, many people ... and animals in South Africa before the Transvaal Rebellion (First Boer War).

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A story of the Transvaal's development and eventual annexation by, you guessed it, the British.

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The backstory story of one of the most loathed and gifted men in both British & South African history ... Cecil Rhodes. The backstory of De Beers ... the diamond company. Plus, a word that will cost you and has no friendly variation.

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Some major policies and people that propelled the British into a collision course with the Boers. This is your background that will help you better understand why the British behaved as they did in South Africa, and why the Boer Wars ever happened.

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Want to know more about South African history than 98% of the world? This focuses on white South Africa's origins story, maybe the first Afrikaner hero, and the clashes that followed European settlement of southern Africa. All of this will help you better understand why the South African War of 1899-1902 (Anglo-Boer War) occurred.

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This episode centers on the life of the man who led the Transvaal into the South African War of 1899-1902 (Anglo-Boer War).

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You're getting dropped right into the middle of the South African War of 1899-1902 (Anglo-Boer War) to hear the story of one of its forgotten heroes with a dark, dark success story. A major character from this story goes on to found the first Boy Scouts organization.

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