South Africa History Documentary 1652-1902 🇿🇦 From Colonial Settlements to the Spion Kop Showdown.
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- Embark on a historical journey through South Africa's tumultuous past in this detailed documentary, spanning from the first European settlement in 1652 to the pivotal moments leading to the 20th century. Discover the roots of the Afrikaner nation, the clash of cultures, and the fierce battles that shaped the land against the backdrop of British colonial expansion. This narrative not only unfolds the establishment and struggle of the Afrikaner people but also dives into the rich tapestry of African tribal groups, including the Zulus, Xhosas, and the indigenous San and Khoi peoples, setting the stage for a complex and diverse cultural heritage.
This film culminates in the harrowing events of the Anglo Boer War, highlighting the strategic and devastating Battle of Spion Kop fought over the 23rd and 24th of January 1900. Witness the resilience of a people and the birth of a nation, underscored by the personal stories of figures like Winston Churchill and Mahatma Gandhi, whose philosophies were shaped amidst the war's brutality. Delve into the significance of this battle and the broader conflict, which saw not only the confrontation between Boer and British forces but also the involvement of these African tribes, each playing a pivotal role in the region's history.
This is a tale of courage, conflict, and the indomitable spirit of South Africa, brought to life with expert insights from South African Military Historian Ray Heron and produced by Tekweni TV Productions. Offering a comprehensive and engaging exploration of the struggles and resilience that have defined South Africa, this documentary invites viewers to join a journey through time, uncovering the stories of heroism, endurance, and the spirit of a country forged in the crucible of conflict. @Tekweni
Video Chapters:
1. Arrival of Jan van Riebeeck 00:00:00
2. 1820 British Settlers 00:02:03
3. Nguni People migrate south from central Africa 00:02:47
4. Khoi People 00:03:37
5. The Great Trek 00:06:15
6. King Dingane and Piet Retief 00:08:37
7. Battle of Blood River (Ncome River) 00:11:06
8. Discovery of Diamonds in Kimberley 00:13:21
9. Anglo Zulu War 00:14:10
10. Discovery of Gold in the Transvaal 00:15:02
11 Transvaal War of Independence 00:15:55
12. Battle of Majuba 00:16:03
13. Discovery of Gold on the Witwatersrand 00:17:28
14. Paul Kruger 00:18:09
15. Cecil John Rhodes 00:18:57
16. Jameson Raid 00:19:23
17. Lord Alfred Milner meets with Paul Kruger 00:22:01
18. Start of the Anglo Boer War 00:24:45
19. First of the Modern Wars 00:27:22
20. Talana - First Battle 00:29:21
21. Siege of Ladysmith 00:29:56
22. General Buller 00:30:28
23. Battle of Colenso 00:31:32
24. Field conditions and British troop movements
for the Relief of Ladysmith 00:34:15
25. Earl of Dundonald 00:36:30
26. Sir Charles Warren at Trichardt’s Drift 00:38:07
27. General Woodgate 00:39:49
28. Major Alexander Thornycraft 00:40:07
29. British troop preparation for the capture of
Spion Kop 00:40:35
30. Battle of Spion Kop 00:44:04
31. Eastern side of Spion Kop 00:47:54
32. Position of British at Spion Kop 00:48:48
33. Winston Churchill 00:49:59
34. British with fixed bayonets storm Boer positions 00:50:31
35. General Woodgate mortally wounded 00:51:35
36. Naval guns fire from Mount Alice 00:52:22
37. General Thornycraft promoted to rank of
Brigadier 00:54:01
38. Trenches 00:54:57
39. Boer General Prinsloo 00:55:55
40. Denys Reitz’s book ‘Commando’ 00:55:59
41. General Botha regroups retreating Boers 00:56:34
42. Robert Riddel leads men to Twin Peaks 00:57:11
43. Boers and British retreat in opposite directions
and Spion Kop considered Boer Victory 00:58:10
44. Battle of Vaal Kranz 00:59:05
45. Battle of Tugela Heights 00:59:21
46. Relief of Ladysmith 00:59:33
47. Fascinating facts of 3 men at Spion Kop 00:59:56
48. Louis Botha becomes first Prime Minster
of the Union of South Africa 01:00:1846.
49. Winston Churchill 01:00:24
50. Mahatma Gandhi serving as a stretcher bearer 01:00:31
51. Acre of Massacre Memorial 01:00:49
52. Burning of Boer Farms 01:02:28
53. Boer Woman and Children taken to camps 01:02:31
54. Block houses built to defeat Boers
(bitter-enders) who continued to fight 01:03:18
For an enriching exploration of the Battle of Spion Kop and other significant KZN Battlefields alongside Raymond Heron and his son Alastair, connect with Spion Kop Lodge. Delve into history with their guided tours. Learn more and book your experience at: www.spionkop.co.za/activities...
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I kept learning and learning, and just before the twenty minute mark, I learned some more. This is stunning. Do bother.
I saw this vid a few years ago, not one has come close to the honesty shown. (except Benjamin Freedman and Miko Peled)
While not specified in the vid I go by 1815 as whrn the Dutch Bankers gained control of the Bank of England so from moment on the military actions by the UK were orders coming from their new owners, the Dutch.
The hill where the number killed still stands would not be European Royals but the first blacks invited to join the British Military and the Dutch and English plotted the fake battle to kill all of them. Both as a record that still stands today and as a message to all the blacks in Africa. Slaves do not ever elevate above being slaves.
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@Cro Magnon They are the best of friends, neither cared that the money to fight a religious war against the RCC came from Dutch slave traders and black market items. Look up how Denmark and Sweden were the ones against the Christians if the 30 years war. Even worse was the Bohemian Reforms
@Cro Magnon That is Germany after the Norman invasion in 1000AD. France gave then the area now known as Belgium. England let them establish banks that sent money back to the Netherlands. When a rich German marries a virgin Jewish bride, all the children are Jewish, they inherit the wealth when he dies.
In other cases, a Jewish man marries a rich Gentile woman and all the children are raised as Catholics (still controlled by the fathers people but without the benefits of being Jewish.. (not the Vatican kind) and that is who was used to push the Reforms that went on between 1300 and 1800? All geared towards exterminating the RCC and the honest Christians in that group. Want the vids that show the 30 Years War?
As a black South African, I am always blown away to hear the different parts of our history. This was well done, I have learnt so much. Thank you so much! My hope and prayer is that South Africa would have leaders that have a vision to build something more lasting that than what we have right now. As tragic as this history was for the Boers and British, and the many more black South Africans, may God help us find a way to wade through the hurts, tragic past and injustices, the shed blood, and the multitude of many other differences in order to build a better South Africa for all.
Thank you Lwazi for your response, glad that you found it interesting and informative. Have you seen our documentary : The Flawed Genius of Jan Smuts - South African 20th Century History Documentary? czcams.com/video/4qaZR4vRHY0/video.html
Yeah…I love what your people have done to the place. So much improvement
Hi start with reading The scrabble for Africa
Thomas pakeham
I agree with you 100%
Amen 🙏
A black South African 18 years of age and I appreciate this part of history sir . Sadly we are not taught history in such detail in modern South Africa . We are tired of being taught about Mandela and apartheid every year.
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u must be ashamed of yourself!
Research Dr Lwazi lushaba if you want to know what a white devil is to black people how they think and do things
Jung man learn the history of south Africa DOINT fall for the EFF and the ANC lies and DOINT fall for the 30% pass rate at school learn and you will have a great future
You are amazing! Well done for seeking truth for yourself. I encourage you to watch Peter Hammond's interview with Mandela and to totally break free from propaganda. We all have been lied to. Even us Afrikaners. Our leaders were also infiltrated by Freemasons (by the way Mandela was also one).
By far the best format documentary I've ever seen. 1) A charismatic storyteller doing the narrating. 2) Just enough eye-candy in the form of reenactors and period drawings and photographs. 3) NO ANNOYING MUSIC. 4) A gripping narrative stringing it all together. 5) NO ANNOYING MUSIC. Well done.
Influencers and reviewers especially in the make up beauty community.. take notes please?
It's misleading
@@nkosinathi7645 how?
@@BronzeStrowman Visit your local library or any book store and study. This old man is regurgitating the miseducation they taught us back in high school.
@@nkosinathi7645 what are you talking about? The voortrekkers were the only people to actually damage the empires' forces...yet you are still crying about everything and once you had the leadership, they have not given the power to none of you?!
Watched this before, but just had to watch it again. It's one of the greatest independent documentary of SA history that I have ever watched. This is better than the history channel. Thank you sir. You are a really great story teller. Much respect for you sir.
ALL GIVEN DECEIT AND LIES HISTORICAL GIVEN HISTORY. THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR. The profound thing is that in 1410 European Tartarians were living in Port Elizabeth. This was long before your Black Invaders arrived in 1850 at the ORANGE RIVER. Do prove me wrong!
Thank you! This was by far the best history lesson for me about my own country. Every single person in SA should watch this so we can better understand our complicated and still very new country. Profound. And an excellent presenter.
The profound thing is that in 1410 European Tartarians were living in Port Elizabeth. This was long before your Black Invaders arrived in 1850 at the ORANGE RIVER. Do prove me wrong!
A well told story of South African history. Tragic. War never brings anything but despair and loss of life to the average man in the street, yet we continue to fight. Neither the victor or or the loser wins when wars are fought. The loss of life, the loss of ones possessions and the loss of dignity, one wonders if it is all worth it. But yet we dont learn from it. Thank you so very much for your time in producing this film.
one of the best narrated, informed and clear clips I have seen on the subject. Absolutely great work
I’m so happy to be here!!! I want to learn more about my country 🇿🇦 I have hope that things will turn around.
Me too. I'm Irish but I really feel for the plight of the SA people. What a mess due to the brits.
I am from India and I wanted to know more about the Boer conflict, this video has satisfied my interest.
A very well made documentary specifically the person who is explaining the entire episode has done a great job, I also love his tone of speech.
I am sure all nations with the least respect for themselves will fight for their sovereignty
Brliant synopsis of the days of SA since JAN VAN RIEBEECK and to the end of the second ANGLO BOER WAR.THE narration exceedingly well done without emotion but factly
Raciss!💉✊🏿💪🏿🇨🇳
You do not know the truth until you read what I placed about this invasion of Black Races fro central Africa after 1850.
This makes me incredibly humble, honoured and proud of my heritage. To learn what my forefathers had to go through is a humbling experience . I would love to see more videos like this!
One of THE BEST narrations and gratitude towards all those who fought wars to bring peace to us. May this earth see no more wars.
Hopefully one day we get there. At least today there are less wars today than any other period of history
Thank You for uploading this.
Beautifully done. Thank you.
absolutely enjoyed this. always wanted to know more about South Africa, thank you
It's nonsense
Had me enthralled from start to finish. Thank you.
Ok, So this guy, whoever he is, needs to do more videos. Urgently!
One of the best narrated documentaries I've seen as political scientist (Copenhagen Univercity).
Greetings from Scandinavia.
He is South African Military Historian, Ray Heron. from Spion Kop Lodge
@@carlahlers4149 ..... as in YNWA Liverpool ?
What a twist of wording to liberate history.
@@nicolelochren9560 exactly,that’s where The Kop got its name
Ray heron excellent his accent sounds more Rhodesian than South African. He’s an excellent storyteller
I imagine sitting down for a drink with this guy would mean hours of fascinating stories. Great story-teller.
Brilliantly done! I was that one particular and proud nerd at school that actually enjoyed all subjects and loved going to school. My favourite subject, then and now, was history. My mother gave me sound advice one night whilst studying for a history final exam. She said to read everything first as though it was a story, which essentially it is, and to forget about learning the names and dates and places at first. First read the story and then read it again to learn everything else but once you know the story, everything else falls into place. That helped me a lot. I recently found out that to boost the morale of her soldiers, Queen Victoria, who I am sure had been shielded from most of the horrors of war, sent tins of chocolate treats she commissioned from various companies, including Cadbury, to the soldiers. I have this sad vision of them enjoying their treats on one side of the fence while on the other side of it there is a child looking at them eat while starving to death themselves. That being said, if we are going to remain upset about what happened in history and keep one foot in the past the whole time, we are going to remain angry unnecessarily and run the risk of repeating history instead of embracing a better future. Again, very well done. If you are not a historian or a history teacher of some sorts, you should be.
My great grandfather David Petrus Botha 1883-1973 took part in the Siege of Ladysmith against the British, He told my uncle when he was a boy while giving him a bedtime story, that the thundering of the British cavalry horses hooves was terrifying. He was still a young teenager at the time he fought.
Was he related to Louis Botha or the Mathys Andries Botha Family by any chance?
Wow thanks for the interesting history! ❤
I always picked the side of the Boers when learning about the wars here in the USA. Botha is cool surname to have indeed.
🤣🤣🤣scared of a pony!? 😭😢🤣he prolly got the vaxxx and wears a mask, too!🤣💉✊🏿💪🏿
@fenderGreg you picked wrong
Thanks for a very clear explanation of a very complex part of a war.
This is so so well narrated, well documented and well visualized. I rarely comment on CZcams, but yaaei😀, you tell it like you lived it. Keep it up👌
Excellently presented. Thank you so much for creating and sharing this
That was amazing!! Thank you.
Excellent, thank you! I'm a history teacher, and you kept it simple and interesting all the way!
We will not & cant forget our past! Thank you for sharing, God bless
Brilliant Video professionally presented thanking you! I am a mechanical engineer but was high schooled in a technical college thus only had history until grade seven, in my day standard five, but studied history especially military history on my own from the age of six years old and that is why I can see and hear the hard work this presenter put in to go give us the finite detail of these events-thanking you AGAIN!
Well done on that lesson Sir this is the first history lesson I’ve had and not been bored.
Boredom is YOUR state of mind. No one but you is responsible for your entertainment.
Agreed.. Very informative
@vee kay.you saying that now because you an adult and know better now but back in school when you had to sit through this lesson of something you were totally not Interested in where you not board.
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@@TheVeek192 Oh so you NEVER get bored then huh? Ok.
That was really interesting. Thank you.
Thank you very much for taking the time and effort to compile and present. Historical data is important and must stay documented in every possible form.
So glad I found this. Thank you.
Thank you Mr. you are one of the best history tellers i have seen until now. You did a good job and are appreciated.
This man deserves more land in Africa , he has a balanced and fair narration of what happened ..he is not biased..he tells it as it was...
Apartheid is over. He'll have to earn and buy that land today. No more free bees.
Deserves more land? What a strange thing to say.
No, the permanently disadvantaged decendants of the Bantu invaders are entiteld to get it for free. s@@stikupartist3698
Fantastic comprehensive brief of South African history the World know little about, thank you!!
It's not about "the world."
@@TheVeek192 He's saying the world knows little about this history.
Thank u...good history class
Wonderful video! I learned a lot! Thank-you!
I don't know where I was during history lessons in South Africa during the 70s, but I sure knew that I had no real understanding of what was being taught. Maybe I realized there was such a spin put on it that it was not worth paying attention? This one hour video taught me more than 10'years of schooling! Very well done and thank you! I'm subscribed and look forward to watching all your content.
Blame your teacher, blame yourself. I grew up in the 1970's and enjoyed history. My typical mark was 100%. I read a lot and didn't waste time on social exploits. Always discerning fact over opinion.
A good and thorough documentary. Thank you😇
Thank you. What an amazing video.
Great video, thank you.
Excellent.
Engaging, informative, fair, balanced .
Thank you.
Impartial, factual and well narrated. Really enjoyed this.
Impartial?😂😂
Great video , thank you !
This is the best documentary ever. Thank you for the information
Riveting, & much appreciated!
Fascinating! In my youth I was a Wilbur Smith's novels avid reader and now, in a very few minutes, I can remember them and put them in the real historical context. Thank you, from Italy.
interesting. thank you for posting this
This was amazing. Thank you
Brilliant video, thoroughly captivating and enjoyable, very informative. Thank you
Thank you
Hello from southern Ireland.thank you for making this most interesting well put together and explained piece of history
Very detailed explanation sir! Thank you!
Beautifully written and narrated . Thank you
Thank you for sharing the history of South Africa
Rude Boy 77 I’m interested in the history of South Africa. Tell me your history.
Very interesting presentation,thanks.
Thank you for this.
Thanks for the information Sir!
fascinating. thank you.
Before that video, I knew a bit about the history of South Africa from the films, and a bit from the internet. As the history of every other land of the European settlement - it is a history of violence and switching the power from one to another. Thank you, Sir, for the most valuable lesson of the history of South Africa I have ever had !!!! My only son (European/Canadian) got married to a lovely white girl from South Africa and he permanently moved there on the East Coast .... living somewhere out there.
Like others say take the story as a backbone and build others differing opinion into the time/place framework.
You'll enjoy how the complex and often secret polarised opinions mesh and maintain...
lovely place.
Simply, Thank you. 🙏
Baie dankie vir die video. Dit het my baie gehelp verstaan.
Thank you for a very interesting video. As a long range rifle competitor, I have always been interested in the history of South Africa because of the Anglo-Boer Wars.
this was a great presentation, thank you for sharing!
@Daydreaming Synergy DEA Why are you? You're not an African, stay out of it.
Thank you for sharing this documentary 👍
thank you for this
loved this history lesson. am from zim and i fell in love with history particularly southern african history thanx to Wilbur Smith, even though his books are fictional, they still have a bit of history that led me to learn more of our very rich and colourful past.
I love wilbur Smith especially his books Assegai and A time to die
Very enjoyable, thank you.
This is a load of gabage
@@jamaicantradingacademy3052 Why?
Thank you very much, sir! Learned a lot today. Greets from the Netherlands, T.
Really enjoyed listening to this. I found it absolutely fascinating.
Brilliant story-telling. The best way to teach.
Excellent view and story telling skills . Thank you so much for sharing your talent and time with us.
Such a good video, thank you
Brilliant very Informative
Good. Job
Couldn't stop watching till the end. If only my history teacher was like you
Fascinating to get such perspective and insight. Great presentation Sir, you grasped my interest at the beginning and held it all the way. I'll be tuning in to more of the history of South Africa. Best Wishes from Scotland. McIntyre
A great channel and this is a good video.
Great history, video and narration.
THIS IS A BRILLIANT DOCUMENTARY
Loving this one thanks for sharing very important information giving thanks blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🙏🙏🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲💪💪💪
Incredible history lesson. Much respect from Ireland.
Back atcha. We will never forget the help we got from foreign volunteers.
There's no history here, it's pure nonsense
Fantastic video!
I learned a lot from this video.
You learned nonsense, this thing is lying
Absolutely fascinating and so educational.Very well told,brilliant.
Watched the whole video. Very informative
A beautifully articulated, informative and nicely produced presentation. Thank you.
As soon as the documentary started, I knew he was a great story teller and a passionate historian! You would think he was there... like literally.
I wish I had this man as my history teacher, thank you.
Agreed, today kids are being taught the government's narrative and not the truth.
Which one is the gorvenment narrative?I studied history in a gorvenment school.the same history being talled by this gentleman.which one are you talking about?
@Kennedy Mogomotsi It's "Government"
You wouldnt be learning history. You would be learning his Anglophile opinions.
@@ruandekock6367 🤣🤣🤣is it the truth
I love documentaries and have recently stumbled upon the Boer Wars. I must say not only is this documentary very well made from a historical perspective but also that Mr. Hero's points of consideration are so well verbalize! Well done Sir!
Great presentation!
Thank you so much! This was wonderful. I thought you were respectful of both viewpoints and having you explain where they are coming from is very helpful to understanding the long running tensions. I never knew about the Calvinist outlook and similar to settlers in the American West, the difficulty and resiliency required to homestead connects them to the land in a way others are not. It makes a great deal of sense why they fought so hard to control it-both with the tribes and the British.
It is so sad that wherever white people go thru have to FIGHT to KEEP what was not theirs to begin with! My ancestors have them parcels of land here in the Cape, but this was not enough for them and because of greed they then set out to completely disposes my forefathers of their land and livestock.
This is a blight that the white Afrikaners have against them to this very day. Most of them to this day are still fighting to retain what was not theirs to begin with, with a sense of entitlement that puts them at loggerheads with everyone in the country. I have said many times that a humble acknowledgement of what they did wrong, together with a relinquishing of what they have usurped will go a long way. But until then, their fight and struggle will sadly continue...
@@warrenpieterse6002 That is true it was not theirs but they took it. Similar to lots of other places, the land was taken, however it seems far fetched to assume they will give it back. Current generations are not going to pay that price for what their ancestors did. So minus a total return of land, what could they do to move forward?
@@warrenpieterse6002and yet.... you still sit with your silver spoon buried deep in your gat and enjoy the rewards.
You are welcome to give it away at any point. 🙄
Thank you Ray Heron for an excellent narrative that gives us so much perspective of those historical events in the Boer War
This is what I call extensive. Very well done.
Very eloquent,understandable .Great stuff ,Sir Vetri EC Komani 🙏🇿🇦🇿🇦🙏
A great interesting piece of history,
Well told.
There's no history here, it's just lies
@@nkosinathi7645 and yet here you are watching the history and making a comment….
Make a video to persuade us that this is wrong or are you just a bag full of wind or one of those looting type.
@@heinrichschoeman4919 Firstly I didn't watch this nonsense video it was somehow recommend by CZcams. Secondly I won't waste my time trying to conscientise you, with your room temperature IQ.
@@nkosinathi7645 hahahahahaha
So you telling someone he or she is unintelligent by going around like a little schoolboy and commenting no this isn’t true but can’t come up with any intelligent argument…..hahahahaha…..Got to love the dribble you guys spew.Somehow I don’t think you are going to be known for splitting the atom or inventing anything humanity can use…..ok Einstein…..hahahaha
@@heinrichschoeman4919 you just proved my point 🤦🏾♂️ room temperature IQ
I wish this man had been my History Teacher. I really was fascinated by this and I have never been to South Africa.
I am totally impressed with the honesty, especially about what really happened in the first few minutes of the vid.
Thanks for a wonderful video on the war between the Boere and the English. Love it
Please do more videos like! It is unbiased, informative and straight to the point. Thank you, baie dankie
Coming from the sincerest place. This is veeeeeery biased history. Do your research. Too many gaps in this story that you need to fill in
@@pulemolefe6104 oky will you please be so kind and educate us with the gaps that he missed? Make a video and post the link. Cant wait to see😁
@@johannox4161 I'm not a content creator bud. If you stopped being an internet troll and did a 5 minute Google search you wouldn't be overly thankful for an hour long general knowledge video 🙂
@@pulemolefe6104 This vid is about the Boer/ Afrikaaner people...
wow that was so interesting and factual things i never knew
This is Very Interesting... Thank you
Thanks Uncle. Great stories