The Jameson Raid: Prelude to the 2nd Anglo-Boer War (walking the battlefield)
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1895-95.
In the latest Redcoat History Battlefield tour episode, we walk in the footsteps of Leander Starr Jameson and his troops as they try and enter Johannesburg and overthrow the Afrikaner government.
It's a fascinating tale - with a number of interesting and hard to find sites that are well worth a visit.
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