Jameson's Men
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Jameson's Men

The Story of the Jameson Raid 1895-1896 with British South Africa Police Banners, Battle Honours and Memorials

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The Jameson Raid was a defining event in the history of the British South Africa Police. What led Dr Leander Starr Jameson, Rhodes' right hand man in Rhodesia, to take most of the Police out of the country and invade the Transvaal with the aim of capturing Johannesburg? His public aim was to relieve the "Uitlanders" (foreigners) from the oppression of the government of the Transvaal Republic. Critics say it was really about seizing control of the goldfields, maybe even eventually annexing the country. Whatever the reasons, the Raid was a disaster and led to sever repercussions, one of those be...