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    ✧ battle of Bronkhorstspruit ✧

    The battle of Bronkhorstspruit was the first major engagement of the First Boer War. It took place by the Bronkhorstspruit river near Bronkhorstspruit in Transvaal on 20 December 1880. Threatened by the growing numbers of militant Boers in the Pretoria region, the British recalled the 94th Regiment of Foot...

    #BoerWar #Bronkhorstspruit #Boers #Pretoria #Transvaal #Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_o

  2. This fragile #Christmas pudding is believed to be the last surviving from a batch of 1,000 sent to naval personnel during the Boer War at Christmas in 1900.

    The puddings were commissioned by Dame Agnes Weston, a philanthropist known for her kindness to #sailors.

    The National Museum of the Royal Navy @NatMuseumRN #BoerWar #militaryhistory #pudding #Christmaspudding