1 January 1896Battle of KrugerdorpLeanders Starr Jameson
Defeated by the Boers
Historical records for South Africa in 1896, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Defeated by the Boers
Around noon the Jameson force is around twenty miles further on, at Krugersdorp, where a small force of Boer soldiers had blocked the road to Johannesburg and digs in
Turned over to the British for trial in England
The tired Jameson raiders exchange fire with the Boers, losing around thirty men before Jameson realizes the position is hopeless and surrenders to Commander Piet Cronj‚, the raiders are taken to Pretoria and jail
The tired Jameson raiders exchange fire with the Boers, losing around thirty men before Jameson realizes the position is hopeless and surrenders to Commander Piet Cronje, the raiders are taken to Pretoria and jail. The Boers track the move overnight and as the light improves Jameson reaches Doornkop where a substantial Boer force with some artillery is waiting
Captures the raiders and strengthens Boer nationalism.
The Jameson Raid ends in failure and its participants are handed over for trial.
Turned over to the British for trial in England. Surrenders to a Boer force led by General Cronje at Doorn Kop
The Kaiser sends a telegram ("Kruger telegram") congratulating President Kruger and the Transvaal Government on their success
The Kaiser sends a telegram ("Kruger telegram") congratulating President Kruger and the Transvaal Government on their success
Forces the surrender of the Jameson Raid, sharpening Anglo-Boer tensions.
Resigns pending enquiries into the Jameson Raid, found guilty of engineering the raid
Resigns pending enquiries into the Jameson Raid, found guilty of engineering the raid
Resigns pending enquiries into the Jameson Raid, found guilty of engineering the raid
Jameson and is sentenced to 15 months for leading the Jameson raid, which he serves in Holloway, London
Jameson and is sentenced to 15 months for leading the Jameson raid, which he serves in Holloway, London
Smuts resigns from public life after his outrage at the Jameson Raid
Forces the surrender of the Jameson Raid, sharpening Anglo-Boer tensions.
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