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Generals of the Boer War Sterling Silver Meddalion - Redvers Buller
This huge medal of General Louis Botha was minted in Sterling Silver (92.5% pure silver), weighs 40 grams and is 44 mm in diameter.
It formed part of a set of 12 medallions depicting Boer and Brit Heroes of the Anglo Boer War
40 Grams of Sterling Silver ( Actual Silver Weight 38.8 Grams or 1.33 OZ )
Silver Value at Time of Listing : R 357.00
In 1899, Botha fought in the Second Boer War, initially under Lucas Meyer in Northern Natal, and later as a general commanding and fighting with impressive capability at Colenso and Spioen kop. On the death of P. J. Joubert, he was made commander-in-chief of the TransvaalBoers, where he demonstrated his abilities again at Belfast-Dalmanutha. Winston Churchill revealed that General Botha was the man who captured him at the ambush of a British armoured train on 15 November 1899. Churchill was not aware of the man's identity until 1902, when Botha travelled to London seeking loans to assist his country's reconstruction, and the two met at a private luncheon. The incident is also mentioned in Arthur Conan Doyle's book, The Great Boer War, published in 1902.
After the fall of Pretoria in March 1900, Botha led a concentrated guerrilla campaign against the British together with Koos de la Rey and Christiaan de Wet. The success of his measures was seen in the steady resistance offered by the Boers to the very close of the three-year war.
Above : Each Medal weighs between 40 and 41 Grams
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