It was the biggest empire in the world against the smallest civilized nation in the world. Hordes of professional soldiers against a handful of farmers and hunters, fighting for their homes. Not just our able bodied men, but 80 year old deaf great-grandfathers, 13 and 14 year old boys, fought back with everything they had. The evil empire thought they would crush us in a month or two. We fought them head to head for years. It was a terrible embarrassment for them. They could not beat us in a fair fight, so they made war on our women and children, burning our homesteads and starving our families to death in concentration camps. The evil empire's lust for gold had to be satisfied, even at the expense of any decency. I am grateful for my forefathers and proud to be a Boer.
A Dutchman is as much a Boer as me. And my family was in both boer wars and the great trek. The only sad thing is that the Netherlands is a failure in my eyes because they betrayed us, but I hold nothing against individual Dutch people.
@@mr.snezok Why? They sought to enslave Africans. They didn't want the British to rule them but they were ok ruling over the Africans. Typical white men.
french here, first i salute all the south african peoples,second i would salute the father of my great gran father memory leon,volunteer in the foreign legion"la legion des etrangers" he was fallen at boshof april 5th 1900, the same day with general villebois mareuil,his wife pregnant ll'not never remarried again,this is the link of my family with the boers ,excuse my english and god bless you all
Viva os Boeres! A salute from a portuguese brother! We fought together before and when the dark hour comes, God willing, we shall again. Keep your marksmanship sharp and your boys virile! Eendracht maak mag!
Wilde en geharde MANNE met ystere wil en deursettingsvermoëns wat 'n oortjie op 100m kon raakskiet. Gee my sommer 'n knop in my keel. Dis waar ons vandaan kom. Dis ons voorvaders en ons geskiedenis en erfenis. HULLE HET VIR ONS GEVEG! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Though all of South Africa's brutal history and it's current political mishaps I as a black man think that all South Africans should know it's history nd I love and respect all cultures of ur highly Underrated County of ours.
@@hallodanel1456 Amsterdam still have the Afrikaner neighborhood,with streets named Christiaan de Wet,Afrikanerplein,Vaalrivierstraat,Pretoriusstraat,Tugelaweg,Krugerplein and more. Greetz from Amsterdam.
A great deal were from eleven years on, many middle aged, and a number of eighty plus! Only thirty three to forty five thousand farmers in the field against a half million on two fronts, against the self proclaimed most professional and great brit army ever.
They were fighting for their homeland and way of life versus a colonial army fighting for a decreasing empire. Bit like we are seeing in Ukraine today.
A Boer father and is 10 year old son was with a Komando out laying ambush for a battalion Kaki's , when the son ask his father how many Boere are here today , father answer we are 300 strong , and the Kaki's ? About 4000 , o say the young Boerseun , so father we going late home again today😂
I always had a fascination with the Boer War and looked up to the Boer Commandos as one of history’s proverbial David’s vs (British Empire )Goliath! 🇺🇸
We laid down our arms when they started playing dirty and put our wives,mothers,sisters ,daughters ,sons and babies in concentration camps where so many died.All because the English wanted the gold mines,we just wanted to farm and live peacefully on the lands we bought from Dingaan,before he murdered our leaders and then hunted the women and children at Weenen ,swinging babies by their feet and smashing their skulls on rocks.Thats why we are always ready to fight and defend our family and property with our lives.Africa is a tough country,as the saying goes
Ja dit sit n seer in die keel,maar kyk vir ons nou.Alles vir niks.Waar is ons nou as n volk.Deurmekaar en uitmekaar.Hoevelkeer ook uitverkoop en verraai deur ons eie.Elkeen vir homself mentaliteit en die helfte wat oorsee sit, en kan ons hul blameer-Hul kinders sal nooit weet of verstaan nie,want hul word in a ander land groot.Dit is al wat ons oorhet-herrinneringe van wat eens was.
Господи! Какие открытые и убеждённые в своей правоте лица! Какое чувство собственного достоинства и некоторая обречённость: ведь понимали, что исход предрешён.... Вооружённый трудовой народ победить тяжелее, чем толпу бунтующих потребителей. Выводы правителями сделаны. Через сто лет создано общество потребителей.
@Alex Johnson its not about the fact they were in another country its about fighting for home and kitchen and what they wanted...just farming That it was not eventually they re own ground thats another question But the fact you wanna fight for own home and protect whats yours or were you worked hard for to get it is always a good thing....
@Alex Johnson and about slavery i just say 1 thing ..we were probably just as bad as al other white bussinesmen would be during that period in the world.....at least it was not in holland were the big plantages were....they were in america....where the native indians were murdered by the anglo saxions....and driven away from thier homeland...
@@searchthetruth1981 Don’t forget the Abbo hunts in Australia. Counterpose that with Blood River ! The Zulus broke the contract and lost the fight at Blood River, the boers thanked God for their victory and kept the day into perpetuity as a Holy day. They never rode after and annihilated their enemy. The English came to South Africa and committed genocide on the Boers , wife’s , children and their workers. NO compensation has ever been offered. Go to Winchester Cathedral and weep at the many Plagues singing the praises of the British army fallen. Read the words of these arrogant colonizers.
@@johnvaneeden1455 not even an official apology from Queen Elizabeth, she found it "not necisarry". We Dutch do not get tought about the Boer Wars while its an essential part of our history.
I am a proud descendant my mom side is Afrikaner her ancestry goes back to the Dutch and French my fathers ancestry is British he was also born in South Africa, completed service as a paratrooper. My mom family has been in South Africa since early 1700 as per the genealogy. I inherited the Dutch Bible from my mom the Bible our voortrekker ancestors used in the early days still has their hand marks on the pages. When I was a child in the early 1981 I met my great grand father on my mom side (he only spoke Afrikaans) he was born in the year 1898 spent his life as a sheep farmer in a rural area and I saw a painting or old photo of his parents back then. My great grand father dressed almost like the men in this photos. My great grandfather and his sons were large strong built men. Even though from rural areas I remember them being gentle family type men. I live in South Africa.
@@marritjansen3542 as you know we have to keep big dogs at home, locked gates, armed response, alarms, high perimeter fences, anti smash and grab on car windows, cameras, move from one secure location to the next. Public spaces in between is high risk times, being on foot on public spaces is high risk, drawing money is high risk, night time is high risk etc. If you car breaks down its high risk time. Best to live in expensive security estates but most cannot afford that so I prefer small towns its abit safer than city suburbs
My great great grandfather fought behind enemy lines in the cape and was never caught by the english. I was born in Bloemfontein and this video makes me so proud of my heritage
Look, I confess that I cried watching this video. I'm Angolan, but i'm a son, grandson and great-grandson of Boeres. Although i don't live in South Africa and Namibia, my momma always taught me to be Boer, culturally and so on. Ek is baie trots om 'n Boer te wees. 👌 Afrika, eendag sal jou Boerekinders verenig Afrika ons leef vir jou.🙏
Much Love Brother! I'm Australian but Know how you Feel, I felt like Shedding a Tear or Two, What Great Warriors & Fine People the Boers are! The Betrayal of S.A. by Britain & the Commonwealth is Unforgivable I'm Ashamed of my Goverment! Their is a Hidden Hand, Ruling Over us! It is Spoken of in Revelation 2:9 🙏God Bless
They migrated from Europe compelled by religious persecution. They settled in South Africa where they fought to settle in but a small region. An empire saw the value (in mineral resources) of the Boer land and invaded them. This empire could not beat the Boers on the "field of battle". Said empire resorted to winning by burning down Boer homes and crops then placing all Boer wives, children, and elderly within Earth's first known concentration camp. The Boers, driven by Faith and Blood, could not be bested im combat... not even by an empire.
@@owen-trombone because the Brits attacked their women and kids and put them in concentration camps. A war crime. But then the Brits left and Afrikaners got their govt back.Took them 35 years.
My great grandfather, an Irishman, got killed while fighting the English on Boer side, my grandfather fought in east Africa 1914-1918 against von Forbregh and walked away with the military cross, I ended up in the Namibian bush war and walked away with the honorus cross, I recon war is in our blood.
Die belangrikste dag in die Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis word steeds gevier en vereer deur diegene wat God liefhet en in hul harte hou, die gelofte aan God. 'N Gelofte wat belowe, dat as God hulle verlos van hul vyand, dat hulle en hul kinders en kleinkinders vir 'n geslag sal kom, vier hierdie dag, 16 Desember, as 'n heilige dag wat vir God afgesonder is, vir sy goedheid en barmhartigheid aan 'n minderheid mense teen 'n sterk en magtige vyand. God seën elkeen van hul gesinne met veiligheid en sekuriteit wat hul geloftes van die skrik wat hulle elke dag in hierdie land teëkom, sal eer en vervul. Hy is nie 'n man om voor te lieg nie, en ook nie soos die mensekinders om te belowe en nie te onderhou nie. God is getrou om sy beloftes na te kom. Dankie, Vader God. Mag u my en my huis seën met u redding vir geslagte in Jesus Naam. amen #bloedrivier #16Desember1838 #Gelofte #Boere #Afrikaner #SuidAfrika #Voortrekkerhoogte #Pretoria
I don't know if you know this, but some of your confederates actually left America after the war rather than live under yankee rule, and a few of them fought with these boer fighters in this war against the british.
The British soldiers ended up with the greatest respect for these stealthy fighters, which eventually gave the world the name "Commando" for its elite troops.
Paris France on behalf of the French Huguenot of old we have not forgotten our heritage from the Lord or the price we paid for holding dear our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ in the face of the wrath of the king and fellow countrymen.
I am a decendent of French hugenots ,some drown in a ship wreck some established the wine farms of villion (vijoen) and Coetsenburg ,most of all I'm greatful to have come to know about Jesus our king and saviour ,and thier shining example of faith even in the face of death encourages me today .thanks for your note .I've been reading about the religious wars in France and hugenots in South Africa .
@@christdiedforoursins1467 A lot of Hugenots also settled in Germany, especially in Prussia. Many rose to the Nobility and a considerable number of them to Generals rank in the German Army.
All legends in my eyes. Afikaners really need to look up to the people who fought for a purpose. War is not the solution but we must stand together and become like one man. We cannot allow the SA government to dismantle us incessantly and destroy our language, culture and our humanity.
Excellent material and coloration. The determination etched in every face - stunning and thank you - lest we forget a proud and resilient nation who went from virtual annihilation to greatness by their faith, their superhuman strength of character and sheer hard work and personal sacrifices along the route.
They said a few weeks and that they would be home for Christmas. Had a boars head at their regimental send off dinners. They did not, and still do not know the difference between a Boar and Boer.
@@wickuswoss7257 this wasn't from blood rivir this was from Boer war where they fought the British they had no advantage they where 80k Boers fighting 500k British no advantage just because they where frence Dutch German and a mix of different people they took strategy of every people and made it one and was exhalent riders and marksman and that they knew the place tile the back of there hands that gave them the edge
@@Crippyblu Zulus were 15 to 20 thousand, and Boers were only 425. The Zulus had some guns too, sold to them by gun runners. Refer me to a battle equal in history.
Respect to the Boer freedom fighters, they remind me of the Palestinian freedom fighters, both are brave, and self-sacrificing people who were both fighting for their country, and loved ones. All freedom fighters know they are free even with shackles on they persevere.
@@charlesjackson2638 Charles grouping is when a marksman fires numerous rounds and when he checks the target most of the rounds fired are then found to be in close proximity to each other. The closer the rounds on target the term which is normally used is called tighter grouping by marksmen.
No more fighting for me. Never again. Not for borders or golden stones or intellectual standing ground. No more heartbreaking trauma like this in young peoples faces. I thank you for your work and time for it reminded me what sick things happend to my fathers fathers fathers, leaving me with a deppresion given to me by my mothers mothers mother....? Make art. Not war. Show them. Dont tell them. No more fighting for ladys in castles or fat men in suits. No matter what the neighbour thinks.
The coloured pictures are so special. I am proud to be descendant of those people. I am proud to have had family participate at Blood River (and I still hold Gelofte!), and both Boer Wars. Proud of how they fought, against all odds and an enemy killing our innocents!! Hitler learned his trade from the British!! And never have they ever uttered one word in excuse or sympathy! May we NEVER forget the sacrifice of our people for this country. May it one day be what it should have been! @Tinus le Roux, baie dankie vir die kleur fotos. DIt is so spesiaal!
As British as I am, The Boers taught us a lesson, administered a bloody nose, but more importantly taught us facets of modern warfare that stood us in good stead for WW1 (ignoring the incompetence of our generals )
1. Wearing that imperial red in open country. (Ambushes and sorties) 2. "Officers never duck". (Sniping) 3. A lack of smaller, more mobile, flexible units. (The country itself, the hilly and scrub brushed veldt, made it difficult to just flatten them or drive them with the bayonnet, even conventional light cavalry)
@@sadsackkvisling9694 3. They did have them though and one of these was called the Imperial Yeomanry but while initially successful had less and less effectiveness as they weren't used properly.
And in the beginning of the war did not fight on a Sunday. Also at black week they gave the brits three days ceasefire to gather their dead and wounded. A fatal mistake, the favour was not returned, in fact the opposite.
After 1901, the Boers were reduced down to 2500 "Bitter Eiders " , men who faught to the "Bitter End" against over 500 000 British and Commonwealth troops. My Grand Father , Pieter Willem van Heerden was one of those fighters. In 1902, General de Wet had to plead with his men to stop fighting , so as to bring the war to an end. The Hatred towards the British for their Genocide against the Boer women and especially the children in the brutal concentration camps where a third of the entire Boer people were murdered. My Maternal Grandmother was confined to such a concentration camp and the death toll from neglect, poor rations and living in a canvas tent during the brutal sub-zero winters with no firewood, resulted in a monstrous death toll, especially with the young children and the aged. And all this so that the British could steal the gold mines. The war crimes commited, especially by Australians who murdered surrendered Boer troops, has left a legacy that will never be forgiven. We are so pleased that the British Empire has collapsed and that Britain is currently being systematically invaded by their mortal enemies from the Middle East People who were also brutalized by the British Empire in the past. The "wheel of Natural Justice " turns, slowly, but it turns.
Now, i wouldn't say chosen people, you know. True, the Boers are in covenant with God, but the Israelites will always be God's chosen people, that cannot be changed.
Toughest people ever to set foot on earth.... Even today. 400 years of war and they are World Champions above all....just a few of them. Credit where it is due. Afrikaners are a very special kind of human.
You can see the determination in their eyes! As Great Britain learned from fighting the Boers, it’s not the size of the person in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the person.
this video makes me proud i don't know if this applies here but "they shall never grow old" Rip. i love that my ancestors the Boer, a farming community won a war with the british empire that controlled over 50 percent of the world at that time.
Big Respect to the Boer Afrikaaner from AOTEAROA MAORI... You fought the British just like the Irish... For that MAORI will never, ever forget that...YES...CHUUUUURRRRR...Ae.
martini henry, rolling blocks, mauser various types , lee enfields , krag jorgensons , all those different guns and calibres must have been a logistical nightmare for the boers ! gr.m.
Not really as each man was responsible for his own logistics. The British naval blockade meant there was no resupply anyway. Besides there was at least loads of .303 ammunition about courtesy of the British.
Almal legendes in my oë, ons Afrikaners moet regtig opkyk na die mense wat vir `n doel geveg het. Oorlog is nie die oplossing nie maar ons moet saam staan en soos een man word. Ons kan nie toelaat dat die SA regering ons onophoudenlik afbreek en ons taal, kultuur en ons menswees vernietig nie.
It was the biggest empire in the world against the smallest civilized nation in the world. Hordes of professional soldiers against a handful of farmers and hunters, fighting for their homes. Not just our able bodied men, but 80 year old deaf great-grandfathers, 13 and 14 year old boys, fought back with everything they had.
The evil empire thought they would crush us in a month or two. We fought them head to head for years. It was a terrible embarrassment for them.
They could not beat us in a fair fight, so they made war on our women and children, burning our homesteads and starving our families to death in concentration camps. The evil empire's lust for gold had to be satisfied, even at the expense of any decency.
I am grateful for my forefathers and proud to be a Boer.
Sounds like the American Civil war.
het zijn indringende beelden, nooit eerder gezien. Ja "the empire" heeft hier grote moeite mee gehad, men kon ze helaas niet met rust laten...
The Brits are a sorry lot now.
How South Africa was made. We all owe these people so much. Thank your Boers.
Total respect to all boers from Ireland
Ek is ‘n rooinek but I had an Afrikaans Mother-in-law, it has given me a deep love for the Afrikaans people and their language
I'm not even Boer, I am Dutch, but this video makes me proud of the Boers and their grit.
A Dutchman is as much a Boer as me. And my family was in both boer wars and the great trek. The only sad thing is that the Netherlands is a failure in my eyes because they betrayed us, but I hold nothing against individual Dutch people.
saam sal ons staan
we are Brothers
The Netherlands are still a failure. Moving out in a couple of years.
Danke
Dankie
Respect for the Afrikaans folk and the legendary Boer fighters from Croatia 🇭🇷
I’m Croatian too and I respect the Boers
Ayup
People who did NOT bend the knee to the Empire! I am a very proud Boer
Huts off men !
How about the Africans that didn't bend their knee to the Boers?
Much respect!
@@mr.snezok Why? They sought to enslave Africans. They didn't want the British to rule them but they were ok ruling over the Africans. Typical white men.
@@mr.snezok Kinda like the Russians in Ukraine!
Proud to be a BOER !!!!
We bow down to to Nobody except ALMIGHTY GOD.
YOU BOW TO THE JEWS, YOU ALWAYS HAVE, THAT IS YOUR HISTORY SUMMARISED.
it's true and damn the English and the blacks !
Hallelujah 🙌🙌🙌
net God alleen kan ons vryspreek
You bowed down to the British.
2:41 Colonel Camillo Ricchiardi (who captured Churchill) and our ITALIAN KOMMANDO!! I salute the BOER HEROES!! Respect from Italy!!
Is this true ?
vir Boere sal ek nooit weggaan nie, ek sal veg tot my laaste asem. Germaans van ordentlik, Boer van geboorte, Boer tot die dood💪💪💪💪
Ik ben gelijk met u! Boers Trots!
french here, first i salute all the south african peoples,second i would salute the father of my great gran father memory leon,volunteer in the foreign legion"la legion des etrangers" he was fallen at boshof april 5th 1900, the same day with general villebois mareuil,his wife pregnant ll'not never remarried again,this is the link of my family with the boers ,excuse my english and god bless you all
Hi...thank you...I have very nice photo of French legion that fight for the Boers...keep well there in France watch out for Putin missiles...
Respect to your and ancestor. Respect à votre et à votre ancêtre.
Respect to you and your ancestors!
Respect to the Boers from a New Zealander.
Hey I have who immigrated from SA to New Zealand, beautiful country
Thank you
Boere
ha, and the springboks keep walking over the all blacks, now you know why
Viva os Boeres! A salute from a portuguese brother! We fought together before and when the dark hour comes, God willing, we shall again.
Keep your marksmanship sharp and your boys virile! Eendracht maak mag!
Muito obrigado, irmão Lusitano.
Baie danki.
Wilde en geharde MANNE met ystere wil en deursettingsvermoëns wat 'n oortjie op 100m kon raakskiet. Gee my sommer 'n knop in my keel. Dis waar ons vandaan kom. Dis ons voorvaders en ons geskiedenis en erfenis. HULLE HET VIR ONS GEVEG! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
brave Boer peoples, hugs from Brazil, dapper Boerevolk
Though all of South Africa's brutal history and it's current political mishaps I as a black man think that all South Africans should know it's history nd I love and respect all cultures of ur highly Underrated County of ours.
Thanks. Respect
Then maybe your ANC should recognise the right for boers for self determination and the existance of their people
@@miguelvic3222 This is not an us vs. them. It is a moral war.
Couldnt agree more
Tough people now and then, they fought for their freedom and gave hell to the British. Respect.
Respect from México 🇲🇽 VIVA BOERE VIVA
Love and respect and peace and GOD BLESS THE BOERS!!!! THEY DID NOT STEAL ANY LAND!!!! From the Philippines!!!!
Ek is n Scotlander, en het Afrikaans geleer op die krag stasies en myne van die Oos Transvaal. Dankie om te vertel die vragtige storie.
Hi the Netherlands here.
My great grandfather fought as a Dutch volunteer in the boerenoorlog.He was 18 years young and survived.
So in other words,a hero to us,the Boere!
@@hallodanel1456
Amsterdam still have the Afrikaner neighborhood,with streets named Christiaan de Wet,Afrikanerplein,Vaalrivierstraat,Pretoriusstraat,Tugelaweg,Krugerplein and more.
Greetz from Amsterdam.
Hi Frank how are you doing😊
@@allysonhanks9159 I'm fine.Thank you.
@@fcassmann Nice to hear from you Frank. I hope you don’t mind me writing you? I’m from LA
Some of these fighters are mere adolescent boys , but have a chilling look of no fear and welcome the fight
A great deal were from eleven years on, many middle aged, and a number of eighty plus! Only thirty three to forty five thousand farmers in the field against a half million on two fronts, against the self proclaimed most professional and great brit army ever.
They were fighting for their homeland and way of life versus a colonial army fighting for a decreasing empire. Bit like we are seeing in Ukraine today.
A Boer father and is 10 year old son was with a Komando out laying ambush for a battalion Kaki's , when the son ask his father how many Boere are here today , father answer we are 300 strong , and the Kaki's ? About 4000 , o say the young Boerseun , so father we going late home again today😂
I love the boers , their history , their culture , their language , their fights , their courage . A unique people in the world . Respect !
Yes!
Fighting since we came in the cape at 1652
How about respect for the Africans they killed?
Big Respect for the Boers.
@@rot4950 yes .
Tribute to this fearless real heros . From india
I am so happy that you could bring colour to my people during the war. Thank you so much. Baie Dankie!!
I always had a fascination with the Boer War and looked up to the Boer Commandos as one of history’s proverbial David’s vs (British Empire )Goliath! 🇺🇸
We get hated for this war. Thanks man
@@nandofabio1519 do not worry about what the misinformed and ignorant fools have to say,they are talking out of the abundance of hate
We laid down our arms when they started playing dirty and put our wives,mothers,sisters ,daughters ,sons and babies in concentration camps where so many died.All because the English wanted the gold mines,we just wanted to farm and live peacefully on the lands we bought from Dingaan,before he murdered our leaders and then hunted the women and children at Weenen ,swinging babies by their feet and smashing their skulls on rocks.Thats why we are always ready to fight and defend our family and property with our lives.Africa is a tough country,as the saying goes
Dit roer my hart tot in sy diepste holtetjie rou vlees in!! Dit is nou honderd jaar terug.... Ek kyk na hierdie mans in bewondering.....
Ek dink en voel dieselfde as jy.
Ons vir jou Afrika.
Ja dit sit n seer in die keel,maar kyk vir ons nou.Alles vir niks.Waar is ons nou as n volk.Deurmekaar en uitmekaar.Hoevelkeer ook uitverkoop en verraai deur ons eie.Elkeen vir homself mentaliteit en die helfte wat oorsee sit, en kan ons hul blameer-Hul kinders sal nooit weet of verstaan nie,want hul word in a ander land groot.Dit is al wat ons oorhet-herrinneringe van wat eens was.
I’m totally in awe with the brave boer fighters winning & holding there own against biggest empire of all time
The boers were a fascinating people, peaceful & the best skills at war against the Terran of the British & the zulu
Господи! Какие открытые и убеждённые в своей правоте лица! Какое чувство собственного достоинства и некоторая обречённость: ведь понимали, что исход предрешён.... Вооружённый трудовой народ победить тяжелее, чем толпу бунтующих потребителей. Выводы правителями сделаны. Через сто лет создано общество потребителей.
225 русских в их рядах Е Я Максимов ставший генералом армии Трансвааля
And then to realise it were boers who fought for thier land and home even makes me proud after so many years to be a farmers son...❤
@Alex Johnson its not about the fact they were in another country its about fighting for home and kitchen and what they wanted...just farming
That it was not eventually they re own ground thats another question
But the fact you wanna fight for own home and protect whats yours or were you worked hard for to get it is always a good thing....
@Alex Johnson that i don t know....not all white people were slave keepers or traders...
@Alex Johnson and about slavery i just say 1 thing ..we were probably just as bad as al other white bussinesmen would be during that period in the world.....at least it was not in holland were the big plantages were....they were in america....where the native indians were murdered by the anglo saxions....and driven away from thier homeland...
@@searchthetruth1981 Don’t forget the Abbo hunts in Australia. Counterpose that with Blood River ! The Zulus broke the contract and lost the fight at Blood River, the boers thanked God for their victory and kept the day into perpetuity as a Holy day. They never rode after and annihilated their enemy. The English came to South Africa and committed genocide on the Boers , wife’s , children and their workers. NO compensation has ever been offered. Go to Winchester Cathedral and weep at the many Plagues singing the praises of the British army fallen. Read the words of these arrogant colonizers.
@@johnvaneeden1455 not even an official apology from Queen Elizabeth, she found it "not necisarry". We Dutch do not get tought about the Boer Wars while its an essential part of our history.
I am a proud descendant my mom side is Afrikaner her ancestry goes back to the Dutch and French my fathers ancestry is British he was also born in South Africa, completed service as a paratrooper. My mom family has been in South Africa since early 1700 as per the genealogy. I inherited the Dutch Bible from my mom the Bible our voortrekker ancestors used in the early days still has their hand marks on the pages. When I was a child in the early 1981 I met my great grand father on my mom side (he only spoke Afrikaans) he was born in the year 1898 spent his life as a sheep farmer in a rural area and I saw a painting or old photo of his parents back then. My great grand father dressed almost like the men in this photos. My great grandfather and his sons were large strong built men. Even though from rural areas I remember them being gentle family type men. I live in South Africa.
👍👍👍
Can you live save there as a Boer right now?
@@marritjansen3542 as you know we have to keep big dogs at home, locked gates, armed response, alarms, high perimeter fences, anti smash and grab on car windows, cameras, move from one secure location to the next. Public spaces in between is high risk times, being on foot on public spaces is high risk, drawing money is high risk, night time is high risk etc. If you car breaks down its high risk time. Best to live in expensive security estates but most cannot afford that so I prefer small towns its abit safer than city suburbs
My great great grandfather fought behind enemy lines in the cape and was never caught by the english. I was born in Bloemfontein and this video makes me so proud of my heritage
Proud of being a part of a group that enslaved Africans? I guess it takes all types.
Same
Made you proud of expelling, killing, and stealing land from black natives.
@@imigbo3878 lol the only thing you just told me was that you're a sheep. Caffer
@@derickmostert6874
Caffer and sheep! You sound exactly like the animal in human body that your likes are.
Look, I confess that I cried watching this video.
I'm Angolan, but i'm a son, grandson and great-grandson of Boeres.
Although i don't live in South Africa and Namibia, my momma always taught me to be Boer, culturally and so on.
Ek is baie trots om 'n Boer te wees. 👌
Afrika, eendag sal jou Boerekinders verenig
Afrika ons leef vir jou.🙏
Much Love Brother! I'm Australian but Know how you Feel, I felt like Shedding a Tear or Two, What Great Warriors & Fine People the Boers are! The Betrayal of S.A. by Britain & the Commonwealth is Unforgivable I'm Ashamed of my Goverment! Their is a Hidden Hand, Ruling Over us! It is Spoken of in Revelation 2:9 🙏God Bless
@@purebloodheretic4682, God bless u too, my brother.👏🏻
Your ancestors were great men
"I'm Angolan"
You mean German?
@@Zakariya3603, sou cidadão Angolano.
Die 4 kleur gaan weer waai , in my beloved country South Africa
They migrated from Europe compelled by religious persecution.
They settled in South Africa where they fought to settle in but a small region.
An empire saw the value (in mineral resources) of the Boer land and invaded them.
This empire could not beat the Boers on the "field of battle". Said empire resorted to winning by burning down Boer homes and crops then placing all Boer wives, children, and elderly within Earth's first known concentration camp.
The Boers, driven by Faith and Blood, could not be bested im combat... not even by an empire.
All the glory be untoo Farther YHWH 🙌🙌🙌
Respect to Delarey from Morocco
The Boers are not just supermen, they are hypermen. Against impossible ods! Respect!
The word commando comes from the word we used to describe a small unit of fighter and going out patrolling "op Kommando gaan"
The Boers lost the war 😂
@@owen-trombone because the Brits attacked their women and kids and put them in concentration camps. A war crime. But then the Brits left and Afrikaners got their govt back.Took them 35 years.
@@vidong1704 you're just making excuses, they lost the war. and then they lost their govt again to the ANC lol 🤣🤣🤣
My great grandfather, an Irishman, got killed while fighting the English on Boer side, my grandfather fought in east Africa 1914-1918 against von Forbregh and walked away with the military cross, I ended up in the Namibian bush war and walked away with the honorus cross, I recon war is in our blood.
I would like to extend the gratitude of the Boer people to your great Grandfather. God bless him and his descendents.
Respek aan jou Paul, watter eenheid?
Tinus: 1 valskerm bn.
HC...geluk! @@pauldekock5356
sorry for your loss, my gran surname Diamond also Irish
I like this. At 3:03 the boys have the ladder sights all the way up. Shooting at 600 to 800 yards. Marksmen every one! Good stuff!
Good boys ! Respect .
Die belangrikste dag in die Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis word steeds gevier en vereer deur diegene wat God liefhet en in hul harte hou, die gelofte aan God. 'N Gelofte wat belowe, dat as God hulle verlos van hul vyand, dat hulle en hul kinders en kleinkinders vir 'n geslag sal kom, vier hierdie dag, 16 Desember, as 'n heilige dag wat vir God afgesonder is, vir sy goedheid en barmhartigheid aan 'n minderheid mense teen 'n sterk en magtige vyand. God seën elkeen van hul gesinne met veiligheid en sekuriteit wat hul geloftes van die skrik wat hulle elke dag in hierdie land teëkom, sal eer en vervul. Hy is nie 'n man om voor te lieg nie, en ook nie soos die mensekinders om te belowe en nie te onderhou nie. God is getrou om sy beloftes na te kom. Dankie, Vader God. Mag u my en my huis seën met u redding vir geslagte in Jesus Naam. amen #bloedrivier #16Desember1838 #Gelofte #Boere #Afrikaner #SuidAfrika #Voortrekkerhoogte #Pretoria
Those old photos are still full of life and lots of energy!
Don't you worry......
I remember seeing a monument in Wales to the British dead. The monument should have been to the Boer civilians.
True freedom fighters!
The boers and bush men were the best people south Africa
Yes and enslave africans truly freedom fighters
RIP all , rip ..
Makes me think of my ancestors from Virginia and North Carolina who fought for the Southern Confederacy. Some of them died in concentration camps too.
I don't know if you know this, but some of your confederates actually left America after the war rather than live under yankee rule, and a few of them fought with these boer fighters in this war against the british.
Good colorized photos of the Boers. Your heroism will never be forgotten. You gave the world's greatest empire a very hard time. Good for you.
The British soldiers ended up with the greatest respect for these stealthy fighters, which eventually gave the world the name "Commando" for its elite troops.
British?
This video makes me proud to be a Boer! Eendragt maakt magt!
this video makes me wish I were a Boer. Are Dutch still welcome in Transvaal and Oranje Vrijstaat?
@@dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748 be proud of being dutch
Right brother , right ! God help you .
Proud colonizer !
...and me to be an English Yeomen, but may we never meet again in strife!
I feel for the boers,there were a great people so inavative and great fighters fighting for peace which the English wasn’t going to give them
As ek omdraai, skiet my. As ek val, wreek my. As ek storm, volg my!
Ik als Nederlander kan het gewoon lezen.
Dankie Tinus, my hart bars van trots! Ons sal lewe, ons sal sterwe, ons vir jou Suid Afrika ❤
Thank you for sharing this video with me and many others. A time almost forgotten!
Paris France on behalf of the French Huguenot of old we have not forgotten our heritage from the Lord or the price we paid for holding dear our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ in the face of the wrath of the king and fellow countrymen.
I am a decendent of French hugenots ,some drown in a ship wreck some established the wine farms of villion (vijoen) and Coetsenburg ,most of all I'm greatful to have come to know about Jesus our king and saviour ,and thier shining example of faith even in the face of death encourages me today .thanks for your note .I've been reading about the religious wars in France and hugenots in South Africa .
@@christdiedforoursins1467 A lot of Hugenots also settled in Germany, especially in Prussia. Many rose to the Nobility and a considerable number of them to Generals rank in the German Army.
@@rogergordon1765 I didn't know that thank you
They were Brave they would be ashamed of us. Where are all the men gone
The finest that Europeans had to offer the world.
They are Africans thru and thru.
The Boer warrior is an fierce opponent. Tough , not battle shy and highly skilled with a mauser in his hands.
@George Jones don't comment on something you know nothing about, lest you want to be regarded a fool.
All legends in my eyes. Afikaners really need to look up to the people who fought for a purpose. War is not the solution but we must stand together and become like one man. We cannot allow the SA government to dismantle us incessantly and destroy our language, culture and our humanity.
Excellent material and coloration. The determination etched in every face - stunning and thank you - lest we forget a proud and resilient nation who went from virtual annihilation to greatness by their faith, their superhuman strength of character and sheer hard work and personal sacrifices along the route.
At the time, the costliest war Brittain ever fought. Legend has it they thought it'd be over in a month or two....
Same with Finland in winter war,Greece in ww2, vietnam etc.
Not at the time, it was the most costly war, ever. Even today.
They said a few weeks and that they would be home for Christmas. Had a boars head at their regimental send off dinners. They did not, and still do not know the difference between a Boar and Boer.
@@ktheterkuceder6825 very different! Those wars was political and stretched out for money reasons.
Good rifle , good marksmanship, good tactics, good artillery, good generals, a very formidable army .
Pragtige aanbieding en foto's. Baie danki.💯
Very impressive people fighting a whole empire
Even arch-imperialist Churchill took his hat off to their fighting skills and spirit
They had Guns 😂🤣😂🤣😂Zulu had spears
@Paper beats rock point is, the boers my people, had an advantage
@@wickuswoss7257 this wasn't from blood rivir this was from Boer war where they fought the British they had no advantage they where 80k Boers fighting 500k British no advantage just because they where frence Dutch German and a mix of different people they took strategy of every people and made it one and was exhalent riders and marksman and that they knew the place tile the back of there hands that gave them the edge
@@Crippyblu Zulus were 15 to 20 thousand, and Boers were only 425. The Zulus had some guns too, sold to them by gun runners. Refer me to a battle equal in history.
The boers were such a tough great & impressive looking people,what incredible photos with these brave boers all massed together
Respect to the Boer freedom fighters, they remind me of the Palestinian freedom fighters, both are brave, and self-sacrificing people who were both fighting for their country, and loved ones. All freedom fighters know they are free even with shackles on they persevere.
What fantastic photos,the boers looked really impressive in there photos,they were also no push over,44.000 vs 500.000
Shooting and accurate grouping is a skill passed down from generation to generation. I wish the Brits understood this concept ...
What is grouping?
@@charlesjackson2638 Charles grouping is when a marksman fires numerous rounds and when he checks the target most of the rounds fired are then found to be in close proximity to each other. The closer the rounds on target the term which is normally used is called tighter grouping by marksmen.
Hope this helps ?
No more fighting for me. Never again. Not for borders or golden stones or intellectual standing ground. No more heartbreaking trauma like this in young peoples faces.
I thank you for your work and time for it reminded me what sick things happend to my fathers fathers fathers, leaving me with a deppresion given to me by my mothers mothers mother....?
Make art. Not war. Show them. Dont tell them. No more fighting for ladys in castles or fat men in suits. No matter what the neighbour thinks.
Those great men. Bitter enders yet didn't gave a damn!
0:43 that picture is so impresive the grandfather, the son and the grandson fighting together for the Boer's cause!
Eternal heroes
The coloured pictures are so special. I am proud to be descendant of those people. I am proud to have had family participate at Blood River (and I still hold Gelofte!), and both Boer Wars. Proud of how they fought, against all odds and an enemy killing our innocents!! Hitler learned his trade from the British!! And never have they ever uttered one word in excuse or sympathy! May we NEVER forget the sacrifice of our people for this country. May it one day be what it should have been!
@Tinus le Roux, baie dankie vir die kleur fotos. DIt is so spesiaal!
As British as I am, The Boers taught us a lesson, administered a bloody nose, but more importantly taught us facets of modern warfare that stood us in good stead for WW1 (ignoring the incompetence of our generals )
Benjamin Freedman speech.... a must listen to "Bittereinders"
archive.org/details/BenjaminFreedman-WillardHotelSpeech1961FromOriginalLps
The Dutch word "Boer" means "Farmer".
1. Wearing that imperial red in open country. (Ambushes and sorties)
2. "Officers never duck". (Sniping)
3. A lack of smaller, more mobile, flexible units. (The country itself, the hilly and scrub brushed veldt, made it difficult to just flatten them or drive them with the bayonnet, even conventional light cavalry)
@@sadsackkvisling9694 They did not wear red in the Second war.
@@sadsackkvisling9694 3. They did have them though and one of these was called the Imperial Yeomanry but while initially successful had less and less effectiveness as they weren't used properly.
Always enjoy your vids, Tinus, they're special. You did a great job of sharpening and especially coloring. And the faces of these men...
Great get video - especially the colourisation
Odd to notice how many oft he Boers went into battle wearing a collar and a tie. sunday best
And in the beginning of the war did not fight on a Sunday. Also at black week they gave the brits three days ceasefire to gather their dead and wounded. A fatal mistake, the favour was not returned, in fact the opposite.
A good vid i must say always on point as always well done Tinus long may you continue doing them
They fought against the British we Americans fought against the British
One last time....one last lfight for our freedom.....very soon....
Those boers were handsome and slim !!
After 1901, the Boers were reduced down to 2500 "Bitter Eiders " , men who faught to the "Bitter End" against over 500 000 British and Commonwealth troops. My Grand Father , Pieter Willem van Heerden was one of those fighters. In 1902, General de Wet had to plead with his men to stop fighting , so as to bring the war to an end. The Hatred towards the British for their Genocide against the Boer women and especially the children in the brutal concentration camps where a third of the entire Boer people were murdered. My Maternal Grandmother was confined to such a concentration camp and the death toll from neglect, poor rations and living in a canvas tent during the brutal sub-zero winters with no firewood, resulted in a monstrous death toll, especially with the young children and the aged.
And all this so that the British could steal the gold mines.
The war crimes commited, especially by Australians who murdered surrendered Boer troops, has left a legacy that will never be forgiven.
We are so pleased that the British Empire has collapsed and that Britain is currently being systematically invaded by their mortal enemies from the Middle East People who were also brutalized by the British Empire in the past.
The "wheel of Natural Justice " turns, slowly, but it turns.
Baie dankie vir die video.
Du bist Deutscher, du sollst die Angolaner unterwerfen und dem 4. Reich den Boden bereiten.
I’m English I totally respect the boers,they were no push over.
Respect these people build up Afrika from jungle to a great place
We the Afrikaners are God's chosen people!!! Proud to be a Boer !!!!
Now, i wouldn't say chosen people, you know.
True, the Boers are in covenant with God, but the Israelites will always be God's chosen people, that cannot be changed.
The desire for self determination...it is still there. Nobody will stop it!
Toughest people ever to set foot on earth.... Even today. 400 years of war and they are World Champions above all....just a few of them. Credit where it is due. Afrikaners are a very special kind of human.
These were real men.
You can see the determination in their eyes! As Great Britain learned from fighting the Boers, it’s not the size of the person in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the person.
Wow just wow what men real men
Grandpa would tell us the history of his father... trully heartbreaking 😭😭😭😭😭
this video makes me proud i don't know if this applies here but "they shall never grow old" Rip. i love that my ancestors the Boer, a farming community won a war with the british empire that controlled over 50 percent of the world at that time.
Utter greatness of the Boers!
Baie mooi !
I am also a proud Afrikaner. I am also a proud Namibian and African.
Warrior bloodline.
Big Respect to the Boer Afrikaaner from AOTEAROA MAORI... You fought the British just like the Irish... For that MAORI will never, ever forget that...YES...CHUUUUURRRRR...Ae.
Thank you,it is my people,I am a proud BOER
Эпично. Слава африканерам!
martini henry, rolling blocks, mauser various types , lee enfields , krag jorgensons , all those different guns and calibres must have been a logistical nightmare for the boers ! gr.m.
Not really as each man was responsible for his own logistics.
The British naval blockade meant there was no resupply anyway.
Besides there was at least loads of .303 ammunition about courtesy of the British.
my Volk , so Trots...vergeet nooit die opoffering nie
You lost😂😂
@@Zakariya3603did better than anyone else against the strongest empire
@@swartkat3472 Still Lost.
@@Zakariya3603 Still proud of my forefathers and no troll can take that away
Almal legendes in my oë, ons Afrikaners moet regtig opkyk na die mense wat vir `n doel geveg het. Oorlog is nie die oplossing nie maar ons moet saam staan en soos een man word. Ons kan nie toelaat dat die SA regering ons onophoudenlik afbreek en ons taal, kultuur en ons menswees vernietig nie.
You lost, go home
Boo
@@bloembloem7820 bend the knee to the ANC🤣
@@owen-trombone we don't have to and I will never
@@bloembloem7820 you already did 😆😆😆