Forgotten Wars

If you're new to the show, you'd probably like it best if you started listening to this sprawling story at episode 1.1 or 1.3 ... depending how you like consuming your stories. Whether you're new to the show or not, there is some very time-sensitive information below about my family and time-sensitive information about the show probably being off the air soon. Mahatma Gandhi is best known for his work in India. But while the Gandhi film by Richard Attenborough does focus on some of Gandhi's time in South Africa, it leaves out a remarkable incident. In this mini-episode of the Forgotten Wars Podcast....hear about this incident that occurred shortly after the Anglo-Boer War. Finally, my 2nd child is days away from being born as of this air date :) As a result, I'll need to focus more exclusively on endeavors that more certainly will earn this high school world history teacher and his growing family some money. Therefore, this will probably be the last episode of the Forgotten Wars Podcast unless some generous donors step in to at least take on the monthly fees it takes to even keep this show's sole season on the air. And it will certainly take in the tens of thousands of dollars to make it worth it for me to sink another nearly 3,000 hours into producing another season about another forgotten war. If you want to make sure to keep this show going and want your name in the credits, check out the links below. Regardless ... God bless you for reading even this far :) 1) More sources from today's episode available at https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/blog/ 2) Choose how you'd like to keep the show going at https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/donate/

If you're new to the show, you'd probably like it best if you started listening to this sprawling story at episode 1.1 or 1.3 ... depending how you like consuming your stories. If you're not new to the show, read on :) Most Irishmen in southern Africa were fighting on the British side. In this mini-episode of the Forgotten Wars Podcast....learn about a unique group of Irishmen who fought on the Boer side during the Anglo-Boer War. 1) More sources from today's episode available at https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/blog/ 2) Choose how you'd like to keep the show going at https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/donate/

If you're new to the show, you'd probably like it best if you started listening to this sprawling story at episode 1.1 or 1.3 ... depending how you like consuming your stories. If you're not new to the show, read on :) In this mini-episode of the Forgotten Wars Podcast....learn about how heliographs helped & hurt those who relied on them ... before, during, & after the Anglo-Boer War. 1) More sources from today's episode available at https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/blog/ 2) Choose how you'd like to keep the show going at https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/donate/

If you're new to the show, you'd probably like it best if you started listening to this sprawling story at episode 1.1 or 1.3 ... depending how you like consuming your stories. If you're not new to the show, read on :) In this mini-episode of the Forgotten Wars Podcast....learn about the crucial role that horses played in the Anglo-Boer War. 1) More sources from today's episode available at https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/blog/ 2) Choose how you'd like to keep the show going at https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/donate/

If you're new to the show, you'd probably like it best if you started listening to this sprawling story at episode 1.1 or 1.3 ... depending how you like consuming your stories. If you're not new to the show, read on :) In this mini-episode of the Forgotten Wars Podcast....Learn how balloons were wielded as weapons before and during the Anglo-Boer War. 1) More sources from today's episode available at https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/blog/ 2) Choose how you'd like to keep the show going at https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/donate/

If you're new to the show, you'd probably like it best if you started listening to this sprawling story at episode 1.1 or 1.3 ... depending how you like consuming your stories. If you're not new to the show, read on :)In this mini-episode of the Forgotten Wars Podcast....How did the British plan to remake South Africa after the war? Women!1) More sources from today's episode available at https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/blog/2) Choose how you'd like to keep the show going at https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/donate/

If you're new to the show, you'd probably like it best if you started listening to this sprawling story at episode 1.1 or 1.3 ... depending how you like consuming your stories. If you're not new to the show, read on :) Enjoy the 2nd part of the interview that gave the Forgotten Wars Podcast a huge shot in the arm in terms of listenership. This part and the next really help tie much of what you've learned about in the past 40+ episodes, and put a bow on it. Follow me and my anime-dissing, logic-promoting efforts on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/forgottenwarspodcast/ Help support the show here: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/donate/ or buy from our store here: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/merch/

If you're new to the show, you'd probably like it best if you started listening to this sprawling story at episode 1.1 or 1.3 ... depending how you like consuming your stories. If you're not new to the show, read on :) Enjoy part 1 of the interview that gave the Forgotten Wars Podcast a huge shot in the arm in terms of listenership. This part and the next really help tie much of what you've learned about in the past 40+ episodes, and put a bow on it. Follow me and my anime-dissing, logic-promoting efforts on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/forgottenwarspodcast/ Help support the show here: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/donate/ or buy from our store here: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/merch/

Hear about a new up & coming storyteller as well as more resources Forgotten Wars is making available to you loyal fans!Youtube channel link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLZLQ3PL6isa3Nt7va7efuA

Listen to my interview that released today on the History Unplugged show anywhere you listen to podcasts. 1. Link to interview on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-boer-wars-the-south-african-conflict-that/id1237796990?i=1000544184796 OR Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMzEwMTI3OC9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL2VwaXNvZGUvNDY1OTY1ODg?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwjQ_qvD2tH0AhWeGDQIHYIVDUkQieUEegQIAhAF&ep=6 2) Send me your share screen shots and your show questions using this link: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/contact/ 3) Support Forgotten Wars here: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/donate/ OR here: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/merch/ 4) Visit our Patreon page to vote on a bonus episode topic: https://www.patreon.com/forgottenwars

A general is captured at Tweebosch, a "glorious" charge at Rooiwal, and peace negotiations are taken up again. 1) To read the article about the British Women's Emigration Association before it goes behind a paywall, go to this link: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/blog/ 2) Learn more about the day, the year that blacks finally got the vote in South Africa: https://apnews.com/article/114b08c396d444f7b1de900b481ea059 3) Send me your share screen shots and your show questions using this link: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/contact/ 4) Support the show here: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/donate/ OR here: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/merch/ 5) Visit our Patreon page to vote on a bonus episode topic: https://www.patreon.com/forgottenwars 6) Learn more about South Africa's history after the Anglo-Boer War in these episodes from the Africa Past & Present Podcast. Episode 87: http://afripod.aodl.org/2014/12/afripod-87/ Episode 102: http://afripod.aodl.org/2016/06/afripod-102/ Episode 112: http://afripod.aodl.org/page/2/ Episode 117: http://afripod.aodl.org/2018/05/afripod-117/

An epic clash at Vlakfontein, a comical scene at Groenkop, & some dark scenes elsewhere in this episode. Notes: 1) Be a reason that there is a Q&A episode by using this link to send me questions related to the history we've covered: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/contact/ 2) Be the first to help the show go on and become a permanent part of an episode by supporting us on Patreon using this link: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/donate/

Jan Smuts and company take another shot at invading the Cape Colony while Louis Botha takes another crack at Natal. Will they yield the same fruit? Notes: 1) Be a reason that there is a Q&A episode by using this link to send me questions related to the history we've covered: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/contact/ 2) Be the first to help the show go on and become a permanent part of an episode by supporting us on Patreon using this link: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/donate/

Bergendal, Churchill's book tour, guerrilla warfare, De Wet's 4-pronged invasion, Botha and Kitchener's peace talks, and blockhouses ... all that in this episode. 1) Learn more dates and districts for Churchill's elections using this article: https://winstonchurchill.org/resources/reference/churchills-elections/ 2) Be a reason that there is a Q&A episode by using this link to send me questions related to the history we've covered: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/contact/ 3) As of July 8, 2021, the show has yet to earn its first dollar of gross income. Be the first to help the show go on here: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/donate/ OR here: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/merch/

Finally ... the story of Boer & black concentration camps in southern Africa during the South African War of 1899-1902. 1. If you want a Q&A episode, send questions you have about the Boer Wars or these concentration camps to me using the following link: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/contact/. The more quality questions I get, the more likely I'll produce a Q&A episode. 2. A thorough article about the history behind a deeply troubling photo from a concentration camp, a photo used by many as click bait: https://journals.co.za/doi/10.10520/AJA02590190_616 3. Want to try Master Class or support the show in some other way, go to this link: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/donate/ 4. If you want to learn more about concentration camps during that moment in history across the world, you may appreciate this article ... one of several I used to prepare for this episode: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26266238. You will need a free Jstor account to access this article.

Did concentration camps really emerge for the first time during the South African War of 1899-1902? This second part of your 3-part answer focuses on camps that emerged in the Philippines and ... what scorched earth wrought in southern Africa. Notes: 1. If I get enough of your questions about the show, you could hear an episode where I answer listener questions. Send me questions you have using this link: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/contact/ 2. Grow yourself and support the show using this Master Class link: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=797461&u=2673298&m=62509&urllink=&afftrack=

Did concentration camps really emerge for the first time during the South African War of 1899-1902? This first part of your 3-part answer focuses on camps that emerged in German Southwest Africa and ... Cuba.

Bokassa was a military colonel in the 1950's who took control of the Central African Republic in a coup d'état. His obsession with Napoleon and his lust for power drove him to commit some of the most depraved acts imaginable on his own people. As they say, absolute power corrupts, absolutely. Check out more of the Anthology of Heroes Podcast at https://anthologyofheroespodcast.com/

As British forces close in on Pretoria, the Boers argue about surrendering or fighting on. Which side will take more prisoners? Which side will triumph at Diamond Hill? What proclamations will ripple for decades? Notes: 1) My brother laughed out loud when he saw me finally get this going.... my Instagram page. If you want to be amused by an amateur, follow me using this link: https://www.instagram.com/forgottenwarspodcast/ 2) If you have questions about battles and people mentioned in this episode, contact me using this link: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/contact/ Your question could be featured in a future episode of the show :) 3) Try Fiverr & help the show: https://track.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=231913&nci=9380

Blacks were more than victims and unskilled laborers in this war. Learn enough today to see through the glass more clearly. SHOW NOTES: 1. Yes ... you did hear baby Evan losing his mind at about the 14 minute mark :) 2. You can share the show on your preferred social media platform using a text like this: “ Want to know more South African history than 95% of the world? This focuses on white South Africa's origins story, maybe the first Afrikaner hero, and the wars that followed European settlement of southern Africa. Listen to episode 1.3 of the Forgotten Wars Podcast, one of the opening chapters to a story that culminates with the South African War of 1899-1902 (Anglo-Boer War). Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1-3-brits-slaves-voortrekkers-and-a-penis/id1535351938?i=1000494291055 “ 3. Grow yourself and support the show using this Master Class link: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=797461&u=2673298&m=62509&urllink=&afftrack= 4. If you’d to play free poker with me online, contact me using this link: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/contact/ 5. As of June 2nd, 2021, this show has been operating in the red for nearly a year. Help the show go on. Choose one of many ways to get more and support the show using this link: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/donate/

After Ladysmith, after Kimberley, and after Paardeberg, as the dominos continue to fall, both a hero and monster emerge in Mafeking.

Finally ... the door is open for Christiaan De Wet to wage guerrilla warfare as the British close in on Pretoria. Does the door slam in his face, or does he throw it wide open? The Battle of Korn Spruit (aka Sanna's Post) will tell you. 1) If you’d to play free poker with me online, contact me using this link: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/contact/ 2) Grow yourself and support the show using this Master Class link: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=797461&u=2673298&m=62509&urllink=&afftrack= 3) As of May 26th, 2021, this show has been operating in the red for nearly a year. This is normal for many podcasts, BUT most podcasts don't last long. Help the show go on. Choose one of many ways to get more and support the show using this link: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/donate/ 4) I alluded back to episode 1.18's telling of the Jameson Raid; here is the link in case you wanted to circle back on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-1-18-drifts-crisis-jameson-raid-in-this-installment/id1535351938?i=1000506044631

The Boers are reeling and on the run. The British are on a roll to ... Bloemfontein. How costly will marching into Bloemfontein be? Notes: 1) Learn more about Russian support and undermining of the Boers war effort before the article goes behind a paywall: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/blog/ 2) Grow yourself and support the show using this Master Class link: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=797461&u=2673298&m=62509&urllink=&afftrack= 3) If you’d to play free poker with me online, contact me using this link: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/contact/ 4) As of May 20, 2021, this show has been operating in the red for nearly a year. This is normal for many podcasts, BUT most podcasts don't last long. Help the show go on. Choose one of many ways to get more and support the show using this link: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/donate/

Piet Cronje lets himself get circled by Lord Kitchener & Lord Roberts. Cecil Rhodes flexes his obnoxious muscle at Kimberley. Thousands of men and animals will face starvation, dehydration, and exhaustion. This isn’t going to end well. Notes- Try Fiverr & help the show: https://track.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=231913&nci=9380 Read my article “Where Are All the Horses?” before it goes behind a paywall at this link: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/blog/ Indian Mutiny/Sepoy Mutiny of 1857-1858 video from Simple History- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rKrYVjgWQg Episode 1.13 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1-13-the-rebellion-is-over-what-about-machine-guns/id1535351938?i=1000499411345 Episode 1.13 on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9KM09KV0xIeQ/episode/YzdjNWRjOTctMDkxMS00NWU4LTg5OGYtMmY3ZjZlMmEwYmUz?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahgKEwjoi8mrmaTwAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQjAE

General Buller & company are hoping this time ... and the next time will be different when they try to break the noose around Ladysmith's neck. Notes- 1) Buy a Forgotten Wars mask: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/merch/ 2) Try Fiverr & help the show: https://track.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=231913&nci=9380 3) Learn more about typhoid fever: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/typhoid-fever/symptoms-causes/syc-20378661 4) Learn more about dysentery: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171193

Botha and Buller both attempt aggression in January 1900 at Platrand & Spion Kop. Their results are both the same ... and different. Donate $50 to the show and get all your episodes commercial-free using link: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/donate/

Buller's "premonitions" are confirmed at Colenso and Methuen makes mistakes at Magersfontein. 1. Contact me using this link: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/contact/ 2. The link to the article I wrote about balloons used in 19th-century warfare, especially in the South African War: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/blog/ 3. The link to a mask that will serve you well for months or quickly become a great vintage item :) https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/product/mask-w-black-background/ 4. The link to see Master Classes choices and support the show at the same time: https://www.masterclass.com/?utm_content=Text&utm_campaign=MC&utm_source=Paid&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_term=Aq-Prospecting&sscid=41k5_jmdlv

The British score costly victories along the western front and suffer the beginning of "Black Week" simultaneously. 1. Share this free tool with any of your friends who teach social studies: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/teachers/ 2. Buy access to dozens of my articles or other Patreon benefits: https://www.patreon.com/forgottenwars 3. Treat yourself to Master Class ... and support the show in the process: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=797461&u=2673298&m=62509&urllink=&afftrack=

Why the Boer generals were so bad, why Buller's situation was so bad, and what happened at Belmont & Graspan Notes: If you're wanting to see the sources used for this & all our episodes, and are wanting to see transcripts with pronunciation guides ... check out our Knowledge is Power Tier here: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=797461&u=2673298&m=62509&urllink=&afftrack= Treat yourself to Master Class using this link: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=797461&u=2673298&m=62509&urllink=&afftrack=

A brief look at young man Churchill before he embarks on his South African adventure, and how he "ran into" some of South Africa's most famous Notes: Treat yourself to Master Class using the following link: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=797461&u=2673298&m=62509&urllink=&afftrack= Read more about "heliographs" mentioned in this episode before the 2-part article I wrote goes behind a paywall: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/blog/ Support the show in other ways using this link: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/donate/ Buy from our store here: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/product/mask-w-black-background/

The oft-forgotten role of armed blacks, and about how Ladysmith was a trap. Ways to support the show: 1) Please give us those 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and write a review 2) Get more from the show via Patreon each month or make a one-time donation to the show here: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/donate/ 3) Treat yourself and support the show by buying a Master Class subscription at this link: https://www.masterclass.com/?utm_content=Text&utm_campaign=MC&utm_source=Paid&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_term=Aq-Prospecting&sscid=31k5_p931i

This story centers on mistakes made around Ladysmith ... on Mournful Monday. Notes: Make sure to check out the article I mention about an "American-led" brigade of Irishmen before it is sealed behind a paywall. This link will take you to the blog section of Forgotten Wars: https://forgottenwarspodcast.com/blog/ It would also mean a lot if you'd support the show at patreon.com/forgottenwars The show can't go on without your support.

Enjoy Dean Strachan's telling of a forgotten origins story of one nation that looms large today ... China. We will continue our way through the stories of the Boer Wars next week.

Another general will bite the dust... this time at Elandslaagte. Notes: 1) Check out our newly revamped website: forgottenwarspodcast.com 2) Get ready to hear another podcast's pilot episode next week

As General Buller sails to South Africa with possibly the most famous reporter to ever live, another general dies during the first major battle of the war. Big news as of 2/24/21: The website got a wonderful overhaul complete with among other things... a new look, a new blog, and even a resource to help my fellow social studies teachers. I'd love it if you'd check all these changes out at forgottenwarspodcast.com

How the South African war should have started, how the South African War did start, and a broken clock that was right several ... times a day. Notes: 1) Get more from the show and help it grow by visiting our Patreon page at patreon.com/forgottenwars 2) If you have show questions or guest suggestions, email us at forgottenwarspodcast@gmail.com

Was Milner most responsible for starting the Second Boer War aka the South African War ... OR were others just as responsible? This episode and the previous episode attempt to give you background to help you work to come to your own conclusion. As a newcomer and an American, I can honestly tell you that I'm not trying to sway you one way or the other. But my podcast episodes are only a start. If you'd like access to all the sources I consulted for these episodes, consider supporting the show below. 1) Get more from the show and help it grow by visiting our Patreon page at patreon.com/forgottenwars 2) If you have show questions or guest suggestions, email us at forgottenwarspodcast@gmail.com

It's an ongoing debate among this coming war's historians and enthusiasts: Was Milner most responsible for starting the Second Boer War aka the South African War ... OR were others just as responsible? This episode and the next attempt to give you background to help you work to come to your own conclusion. As a newcomer and an American, I can honestly tell you that I'm not trying to sway you one way or the other. But my podcast episodes are only a start. If you'd like access to all the sources I consulted for these episodes, consider supporting the show below. 1) Get more from the show and help it grow by visiting our Patreon page at patreon.com/forgottenwars 2) If you have show questions or guest suggestions, email us at forgottenwarspodcast@gmail.com

The Raid helps Kruger. But will Kruger set the Transvaal up for its destruction? Would love it if you would help keep the show going by rating and sharing the podcast!

Events that some call the first shots of the Second Boer War. Cecil Rhodes's previous episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/forgotten-wars/id1535351938?i=1000494291050 Would love it if you would help keep the show going by rating and sharing the podcast!

The Transvaal continues to feed its appetite for expansion while Kruger's administration continues to make stronger enemies within. Notes: 1) Get more from the show and help it grow by visiting our Patreon page at patreon.com/forgottenwars 2) If you have show questions or guest suggestions, email us at forgottenwarspodcast@gmail.com

All about the President Kruger, the star of our next few episodes

How the British treated some other whites they deemed unworthy of autonomy in the 19th century & beyond. Notes: 1) The show will return on January 14th. 2) Get more from the show and help it grow by visiting our Patreon page at patreon.com/forgottenwars 3) If you have show questions or guest suggestions, email us at forgottenwarspodcast@gmail.com

The rise of Bismarck's nation complicates southern African affairs, and ... gold finally steps to the stage. The next episode will release in 2 weeks. Notes: 1) Get more from the show and help it grow by visiting our Patreon page at patreon.com/forgottenwars 2) If you have show questions or guest suggestions, email us at forgottenwarspodcast@gmail.com

As the British and Boers negotiate peace, events start to unfold that risk losing the peace. 1) Want more from the show, consider supporting us at patreon.com/forgottenwars 2) Any questions or constructive feedback for me, shoot an email to forgottenwarspodcast@gmail.com

The origins story of a late bloomer turned state attorney turned warrior turned world leader. If you'd like to help keep the show going: 1) Visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/forgottenwars 2) take just 2 minutes to give us a 5-star rating & write a review on Apple Podcasts

What happens when the British lose every major battle of a war? And why didn't everybody use machine guns more? If you'd like to help keep the show going: 1) Visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/forgottenwars 2) take just 2 minutes to give us a 5-star rating & write a review on Apple Podcasts

All about what ended the First Boer War and became a rallying cry for the Second Boer War. Episode Notes: 1 of 3) If you haven't yet, would you take just 2 minutes to give us a 5-star rating, write a review (if your podcast app allows), AND hit the Subscribe/Follow/Like button on your podcast app? Subscribing/Following/Liking will do 3 things for you: A) You will be notified each week (typically) when a new episode drops B) For you to pick up where you left off in the show without having to "find your place" again and again C) New episodes will be pre-downloaded for you, depending on the podcast app settings you choose. 2 of 3) Help keep the show going AND enjoy the show on a whole other level. Visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/forgottenwars 3 of 3) If you'd like to stay posted about contests and historical blogs for fans of the show, Like our Facebook page at the following link https://www.facebook.com/forgottenwarspodcast Fans win Amazon gift cards, books this show was built on, and more by competing. They also get to see some of the first, brief written work of mine.