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Item Ref# JS8543
Boer Jewellery - Cufflinks
Brief description: These are a pair of crudely made cufflinks using 3 Pence coins from the Boer Republic – ZAR. These would have been proudly worn by a Boer – even after 1902!
Material: Silver Manufacturer: Boer Burgher Artist: Boer Burgher Circa: Unknown Dimensions: tbc Weight: tbc Inscription: None |
Under estimating the Boer People
Many, even in government circles, believed that the republics stood at the very least a reasonable chance of victory and that the war would last no more than six to eight months. A future combat general and later 'joiner', Piet de Wet, cautioned:
Ons gaan nie net te doen hè met 'n klomp weerlose wesens nie, wat ons soos 'n klomp skape voor ons kan uitjaag nie, maar julle moet in gedagte hou dat die vyand net soos julle bekend is met korrel en visier, en glo aan dieselfde Voorsienigheid.
Source: The Boer War: Army, Nation and Empire
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He is wise in heart and mighty in strength – who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded? Job 9:4 |