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Metal Detecting a 1890's British Boer war artillery post in South Africa

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	Re: Metal Detecting a 1890's British Boer war artillery post in South Africa « Reply #10 on: October 21, 2012, 11:58:08 am »

Buddy, the pipe cover I found is very British, but it is strange that we only found British and Boer stuff Huh?

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	Re: Metal Detecting a 1890's British Boer war artillery post in South Africa « Reply #11 on: October 21, 2012, 01:10:51 pm »

It could be that they were in Natal and not up our way.

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	Re: Metal Detecting a 1890's British Boer war artillery post in South Africa « Reply #12 on: October 21, 2012, 03:22:00 pm »

I suppose you could be right Idea

That is one side of the Boer war that I did not follow....

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	Re: Metal Detecting a 1890's British Boer war artillery post in South Africa « Reply #13 on: October 22, 2012, 12:47:32 pm »

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That is one side of the Boer war that I did not follow.

I have a book called ADRIFT ON THE OPEN VELD The Anglo Boer War and it's Aftermaths 1899 - 1943 it's the Deneys Reitz Trilogy. There are lots of details in this book, he talks about the Scottish battalion in Natal. Perhaps I should Google it?

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	Re: Metal Detecting a 1890's British Boer war artillery post in South Africa « Reply #14 on: October 22, 2012, 01:59:34 pm »

That guy has a town named after him :-)

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	Re: Metal Detecting a 1890's British Boer war artillery post in South Africa « Reply #15 on: October 22, 2012, 02:23:34 pm »

Yes he was a big hero in the Boer war. I think that the man had more balls that brains and a hell of a lot of luck, but it takes people like him to win a war even though it was lost he certainly made a huge impact. I can't help to wonder how SA would have been today had the British lost the war?

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	Re: Metal Detecting a 1890's British Boer war artillery post in South Africa « Reply #16 on: October 22, 2012, 02:47:44 pm »

You are very right bud... my favourite Boer is De Wet ,,,, amazing man that made such an impact on this war......

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	Re: Metal Detecting a 1890's British Boer war artillery post in South Africa « Reply #17 on: October 22, 2012, 03:14:29 pm »

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I have to agree with you there mate he was one hell of a man and so was De La Ray

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	Re: Metal Detecting a 1890's British Boer war artillery post in South Africa « Reply #18 on: October 23, 2012, 02:28:30 am »

And of course the scout Danie Theron... On the British side, the interesting person funny enough was Winston Churchill who was captured and escaped again....

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	Re: Metal Detecting a 1890's British Boer war artillery post in South Africa « Reply #19 on: October 24, 2012, 01:50:59 pm »

Yes Winston Churchill was soposed to have been there as a journalist but he had a rifle and hence was taken prisoner. Did you know that till this day no one knows how he escaped?

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