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Article: 100th anniversary of the Boer War Part 1: The Beginning Irish soldiers stand fast against threat from Orange Free State; In a new mini-series BRIAN COURTNEY recounts the events of the Boer war and the involvement of Ulster troops fighting in the former colony of Natal.(Features)
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- The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
- Article date:
- July 26, 2001
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Byline: BRIAN COURTNEY
ULSTERMEN played a leading role in a war which was raging 100 years ago and which earned Irish regiments of the British Army the admiration of a grateful nation.
British superiority in arms and numbers was finally forcing the gallant Boer farmers and burgers to face the reality of defeat.
Surrender was not to come until May 1902, and before the might of the Empire triumphed, the most bitter part of the conflict was to see many Boer civilians, especially women and children, die of disease which spread like wildfire through the ...
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