The Boer War Lessons That Changed and Prepared the British Army for World War One.

Abstract

The British Army eventually prevailed over the Boers of South Africa during their 1899 through 1902 war. However, the Boer War proved to be a difficult undertaking for the British Army. The war exposed deficiencies in a wide variety of crucial areas including organization, equipment, doctrine and training. An important post-war reform movement made drastic improvements that ultimately prepared the British Army for WWI.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 12, 1999
Accession Number
ADA363958

Entities

People

  • John H. Holler

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Artillery Fire
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • First World War
  • Governments
  • High Explosive Ammunition
  • Machine Guns
  • Military Education
  • New York
  • Schools
  • South Africa
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Economics
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies