African History

South African History Summary 🇿🇦 From First Settlements to the Anglo Boer War

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8 years ago

March 14, 2018

Tekweni

Join us on a journey through time, exploring South African history, from the arrival of the Dutch East India Company to the diamond and gold rushes that transformed the landscape, sparking conflicts over land and resources. These tensions set the stage for the epic confrontations that defined a nation, culminating in the Anglo-Boer War. This documentary reveals the complex tapestry of South Africa’s cultural heritage, the rise of the Afrikaner nation, and the interactions with indigenous tribes like the Zulus and Xhosas, offering a unique lens into the struggles and resilience of its people.

The Anglo-Boer War was driven by tensions over the discovery of gold and diamonds in the Boer republics, British imperial ambitions, and the Boers’ desire to maintain their independence. These pressures culminated in a conflict that reshaped the future of South Africa and pitted two world powers against each other.

At the heart of this war lies the epic Battle of Spion Kop, where Winston Churchill and Mahatma Gandhi crossed paths, each experiencing firsthand the brutal realities of war. Step back in time to 23 January 1900, when British forces launched a daring offensive on Spion Kop in a pivotal attempt to break the Boer siege of Ladysmith. Historian Ray Heron guides us through the strategic maneuvers and the disastrous outcome that left a lasting mark on history.

Finally, join us as we trace the rise of the Afrikaner nation, the transformative impact of the diamond and gold rushes, and the complex interactions between colonial powers and indigenous communities. This documentary offers a unique lens into South Africa’s rich cultural heritage, resilience, and the indomitable spirit of its people. @Tekweni

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The Battle of Spion Kop Chapters:

1. Arrival of Jan van Riebeeck – 00:00:00
2. 1820 British Settlers – 00:02:03
3. Nguni People Migrate South from Central Africa – 00:02:47
4. Khoi People – 00:03:37
5. The Great Trek – 00:06:15
6. King Dingane and Piet Retief – 00:08:37
7. Battle of Blood River (Ncome River) – 00:11:06
8. Discovery of Diamonds in Kimberley – 00:13:21
9. Anglo-Zulu War – 00:14:10
10. Discovery of Gold in the Transvaal – 00:15:02
11. Transvaal War of Independence – 00:15:55
12. Battle of Majuba – 00:16:03
13. Discovery of Gold on the Witwatersrand – 00:17:28
14. Paul Kruger – 00:18:09
15. Cecil John Rhodes – 00:18:57
16. Jameson Raid – 00:19:23
17. Lord Alfred Milner Meets with Paul Kruger – 00:22:01
18. Start of the Anglo Boer War – 00:24:45
19. First of the Modern Wars – 00:27:22
20. Talana – First Battle – 00:29:21
21. Siege of Ladysmith – 00:29:56
22. General Buller – 00:30:28
23. Battle of Colenso – 00:31:32
24. Field Conditions and British Troop Movements for the Relief of Ladysmith – 00:34:15
25. Earl of Dundonald – 00:36:30
26. Sir Charles Warren at Trichardt’s Drift – 00:38:07
27. General Woodgate – 00:39:49
28. Major Alexander Thornycraft – 00:40:07
29. British Troop Preparation for the Capture of Spion Kop – 00:40:35
30. Battle of Spion Kop – 00:44:04
31. Eastern Side of Spion Kop – 00:47:54
32. Position of British at Spion Kop – 00:48:48
33. Winston Churchill’s Role – 00:49:59
34. British with Fixed Bayonets Storm Boer Positions – 00:50:31
35. General Woodgate Mortally Wounded – 00:51:35
36. Naval Guns Fire from Mount Alice – 00:52:22
37. General Thornycraft Promoted to Rank of Brigadier – 00:54:01
38. Trenches – 00:54:57
39. Boer General Prinsloo – 00:55:55
40. Denys Reitz’s Book ‘Commando’ – 00:55:59
41. General Botha Regroups Retreating Boers – 00:56:34
42. Robert Riddel Leads Men to Twin Peaks – 00:57:11
43. Boers and British Retreat in Opposite Directions – Spion Kop Considered Boer Victory – 00:58:10
44. Battle of Vaal Kranz – 00:59:05
45. Battle of Tugela Heights – 00:59:21
46. Relief of Ladysmith – 00:59:33
47. Louis Botha, Winston Churchill, Mahatma Gandhi – 00:59:56
48. Louis Botha Becomes First Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa – 01:00:18
49. Winston Churchill’s Reflections on the War – 01:00:24
50. Mahatma Gandhi Serving as a Stretcher Bearer – 01:00:31
51. Acre of Massacre Memorial – 01:00:49
52. Burning of Boer Farms – 01:02:28
53. Boer Woman and Children Taken to Camps – 01:02:31
54. Block Houses Built to Defeat Boers (Bitter-enders) Who Continued to Fight – 01:03:18

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@Tekweni

January 14, 2021 at 8:52 am

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@donaldwhittaker7987

August 27, 2024 at 1:06 pm

Excellent. Thanks very much.

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@theoneness1944

August 28, 2024 at 12:25 am

When he said the Khoi Khoi and Khoisan and then Khoisan were called bushman I knew he is capping…cause I'm Xhosa and those ethnic groups lived amongs us for centuries and intermarried prior any portuguese,dutch,britsh people ever set foot down here…I mean the same people who wrote this distorted history still say Khoisa when trying to pronounce Xhosa….hayi kunzima😂

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@MrTeeri4

September 1, 2024 at 12:56 pm

Amazingly sadly when a white man claims blacks barely lived in the land except khoi and Nguni. Kkkk

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@kitsomosegeleng7234

September 5, 2024 at 9:47 pm

B.
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@aykay9328

September 7, 2024 at 12:40 pm

This story is vested with lies, told by some British man, with a concocted story.

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@nkongolodanny9741

September 10, 2024 at 5:03 pm

good job,where to get mores historical of south Africa

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@nkongolodanny9741

September 10, 2024 at 5:04 pm

i would want to know mores history of south africa.

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@josh656

September 11, 2024 at 2:47 am

🇬🇧 Diamonds???!!!!

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@luckystriker7489

September 12, 2024 at 6:18 pm

A few mistakes: The Nguni people did not arrive in South Africa around the same time that Westerners did. There are diaries by Portuguese sailors mentioning well established Zulu settlements in Natal more than a 100 years before Jan van Riebeeck arrived in the Cape. Also, only a fraction of Afrikaners left the Cape to join the Great Trek. And 'life expectancy' is mostly determined by the ratio of infant mortality to adult deaths. In other words the more babies that die, the lower a population's average life expectancy. <edit> Other than that, great video and thank you!

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@JyothirmayiMurali

September 13, 2024 at 1:24 am

5:40 Winston Churchill!!!!!! He killed millions in Bengal, I was sceptical initially watching this, now I am for sure….

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@travelandtourism1-s2b

September 20, 2024 at 8:07 pm

Biased.

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@joanavandermerwe9643

September 22, 2024 at 6:50 pm

Uitstekend, geniet dit baie. Dankie

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@DavidJohnson-dc8lu

September 24, 2024 at 1:11 pm

Settlement? Don't you mean unwelcomed invaders? White people are the BIGGEST immgrants worldwide, and no one asked them to come. Not the Indigenous South Africans, American Indians, Canadian Indians, Aborgines or Polynesians.

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@jamesportoraro8248

September 30, 2024 at 1:31 am

What is the name of the gentleman?

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@yeshinsingh8240

October 3, 2024 at 10:22 am

9:43 That comment is untrue the Anglo Zulu war predates Dingaans rule. The Zulu have seen Guns before.

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@eckardberry4649

October 4, 2024 at 7:06 am

Very insightful, as a white South-African I find the history lesson very interesting, much sadness for everyone in some shape or form, black, white, British, Xhoi etc. Everyone has suffered pain and loss in our beautiful country South-Africa. May God help us to learn from history and learn to appreciate and love each other.

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@mikespencer4922

October 9, 2024 at 5:31 pm

He left out Mfecane, Shaka's crushing and genocide of his own people. 2 million killed. Nongqawuse, the Xhosa prophetess that caused a famine costing 60 000 lives. Mzilikazi' great Road… Path of blood. Or Swaziland… once Khoisan country, but forced out by Nguni and Sotho tribes, or Lesthoto? Chief Mashoeshoe taking refuge up in the mountains also displaced the San. And all this while the total black population in 1800 was 1.44 million. But of course… this history has to be ignored because it does not fit the narrative that endorses the present"justified" hate.

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@stormcup2920

October 21, 2024 at 12:00 am

Kolbe, our family immigrated to SA 1820

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@melmthombeni9761

November 12, 2024 at 6:47 pm

This is part of the white propaganda that says black people aren't native to Southern Africa…

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@JohanKilian-fv8vp

November 15, 2024 at 1:44 pm

🇬🇧 properganda

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@deonscheepers3008

November 16, 2024 at 10:30 am

How great was the British empire actually………they just left bitterness, blood, and hate in their wake.

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@janhendriksteyn2226

November 20, 2024 at 4:47 am

Hel julle englsmaense kan baie kak praat en altyd julle slaw ophou en sê die is ander mense hoop julle sien julle gat en voel julle wie apartheid

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@TS-1267

November 21, 2024 at 2:43 pm

Absolutely Top-Notch Stuff…. Greetings from Bradford West Yorkshire England

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@malafunkshun8086

December 5, 2024 at 4:33 am

A note on the quote at the 5:40 mark:

Churchill is often credited with the saying: “Those who forget the Past are condemned to repeat it” (George Santayana is actually the one who came up with that phrase).

“The only thing we learn from history is that we don't learn anything from history" is usually credited to Hegel. George Bernard Shaw is also sometimes credited with this one.

Aloha 📚🤙🏼

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@MaraMatthee-c7w

December 19, 2024 at 9:18 pm

I don't consider myself as a European I don't know my roots anymore don't have history of my forefathers I'm African born in Africa

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@lwazivanstaden8571

December 29, 2024 at 8:03 pm

I'm just here for the small subtleties and details since im writing a paper critiquing colonial education, remembef folks, it matters who tell the story of the aftermath of war, is it the victor or is the defeated/suffered? coloniser vs colonised?. It matters because the Victor's narrative will always find a reason for his victory in the story, so that it becomes natural to appreciate the regarded inevitability of his victory. It is for that reason the 'Suffered' must always hold the narrative of the Victor with acute suspiscion.

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@zeersa4089

December 30, 2024 at 10:18 am

Black South Africans don’t come from West Africa, there’s zero archaeological evidence to support this claim. This is white Afrikaaner nationalist propaganda to justify their imperialism and immoral occupation of South Africa.

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@OussoumaniKone-l6e

January 1, 2025 at 7:09 pm

Yes my family same on south frican is name oumar

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@33andathird

January 5, 2025 at 4:28 pm

Good to hear some informative history without an axe to grind.

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@m9mike9

January 9, 2025 at 12:36 am

Err… It's not the government's job to distribute wealth. It's the people's job to earn and create wealth and the government to defend their freedom to function.

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@reecostewart5039

January 10, 2025 at 5:11 pm

What are some of the best books to read about this? And life as a voortrekker?

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@NJT_Media

January 13, 2025 at 2:04 pm

How were they communicating since language was a barrier???🤣

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@Obfanteri5678

January 18, 2025 at 12:34 pm

This is a highly distorted and deliberately white washed history of this Colony called South Africa. Similar to the distorted history that is taught in South African schools.

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@user4k6325f

January 19, 2025 at 7:22 am

The Khoi were the first settlers and established the first settlement.

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@ofentsekekana2599

January 25, 2025 at 7:30 am

But this man is not telling us the full story of the local wars at Dutch home lands that couldn’t allow them to go back home due to the upheaval 😭

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@ofentsekekana2599

January 25, 2025 at 7:33 am

North African migration is a flat out lie and most diseases came from Dutch and other settler sailors from suffering from scurvy and other illnesses. 😂

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@sandilendlovu8584

January 26, 2025 at 9:58 am

14:47 The Zulus did won the Battle of Isandlwana

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@fabriciuslan

January 29, 2025 at 6:21 am

I like how he makes Cecil look like that it was not about the gold.

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@conepiecechronicles

January 30, 2025 at 4:05 am

Finally, some history by someone with a brain in their head

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@peacemathebula3597

February 1, 2025 at 4:20 pm

When we tell the Zulus that they don't own South Africa we all come from the north part of Africa this video is important

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