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Tourist Attractions > Africa > South Africa > Anglo-Boer War Battlefields | |
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Anglo-Boer War Battlefields Description The Anglo-Boer War began in 1899 with the British retaliation against President Paul Kruger’s refusal to grant political rights to the mainly English outsiders in the gold- and diamond-rich Transvaal. In 1902, after three years of bitter fighting, the British claimed victory, having destroyed Boer farms and sent their occupants to concentration camps where 20,000 people perished. Today, various museums and memorial sites remember those bloody events. The main museum is the Anglo-Boer War Museum in Bloemfontein (website: www.anglo-boer.co.za), which displays artwork and artefacts and provides an insight into the horrors of the concentration camps. Talana Museum (website: www.talana.ca.za), is located at Talana Hill, near Dundee, the site of the first battle of the Anglo-Boer War on October 20 1899; it is now an eight-hectare (20-acre) heritage park with a cemetery dedicated to those who fought and lost their lives there, and also features displays on local bush traditions. Transportation Air: Johannesburg International Airport, Durban International Airport, Cape Town International Airport, Pretoria Airport. Rail: Train: Johannesburg Park Station, Durban Station, Cape Town Station, Dundee Station or Pretoria Station. Contact Addresses KwaZulu Natal Tourism Authority, PO Box 2516, Durban 400, South Africa Tel: (031) 304 7144 Website: www.zulu.org.za/kzn South Africa - Map 
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