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	CONK! Encyclopedia: Boer_War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		There were two Boer wars, one from December 16, 1880-March 23, 1881 and the second from October 11, 1899-May 31, 1902 both between the British and the settlers of Dutch, French and German origin (called Boers, Afrikaners or Voortrekkers) in South Africa that put an end to the two independent republics that they had founded.
		The Boers were dressed in their everyday farming clothes, which were a neutral or earthtone khaki clothing, whereas the British uniforms were still bright scarlet red, a stark contrast to the African landscape, which enabled the Boers, being expert marksmen, to easily snipe at British troops from a distance.
		War was declared on October 12, 1899 and the Boers struck first by invading Cape Colony and Natal Colony between October 1899 and January 1900.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Boer_War (4018 words)

	Victoria Cross [Australian War Memorial]
		The Victoria Cross is the highest award for acts of bravery in wartime.
		The Victoria Cross is designed in the form of the Maltese Cross, in the centre of the medal is a lion guardant standing upon the Royal Crown.
		On the reverse of the cross the date of the act of bravery is inscribed, along with the name, rank and unit of the recipient.
	www.awm.gov.au /encyclopedia/vic_cross.htm (344 words)

	The Victoria Cross
		Neither side distinguished itself during the war, and the British army was found to have degenerated in the crucial areas of leadership and administration.
		The Victoria Cross is indeed highly prized and has evolved into the supreme decoration for gallantry in battle awarded to members of Commonwealth forces for the last 130 years.
		Details of the recipient are engraved in capital letters on the reverse of the suspender bar, and the date or dates of the act of gallantry in the centre circle of the reverse of the Cross.
	www.vvaa.org.au /med-vc.htm (758 words)

	Boer War \| TutorGig.co.uk Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		There were two 'Boer wars', one in December 16, 1880- March 23, 1881 and the second from October 11, 1899- May 31 1902 both between the British and the settlers of Dutch origin (called Boere, Afrikaners or Voortrekkers) in South Africa that put an end to the two independent republics that they had founded.
		The Boer camps held mainly the elderly, women and children as of the roughly 28,000 Boer prisoners of war, 25,630 were sent to camps overseas; but the native African ones held large numbers of men as well.
		During the conflict, 78 Victoria Crosses (VC) -- the highest and most prestigious award in the British armed forces for bravery in the face of the enemy -- were awarded to British and Colonial soldiers.
	www.tutorgig.co.uk /ed/Boer_War (2778 words)

	Learn about Boer War. Complete listing of Boer War. Boer War in Smartpedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Transvaal War, the First Boer War was the first clash between the British and the Transvaal Boers.
		War was declared on October 12, 1899 and the Boers struck first by invading Cape Colony and
		Victoria Crosses (VC) -- the highest and most prestigious award in the British armed forces for bravery in the face of the enemy -- were awarded to British and Colonial soldiers.
	www.smartpedia.com /s/b/Boer_War (2887 words)

	Victoria Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Victoria Cross is awarded to those individuals who, " in the presence of the enemy, perform acts of the most conspicuous gallantry, daring, valour or self-sacrifice or display extreme devotion to duty".
		The warrant stated that the Victoria Cross would only be awarded to officers and men who have served in the presence of the enemy and had performed some single act of valour or devotion.
		Recipients of the Victoria Cross for Australia are entitled to use the postnominals VC after their name.
	www.1earth.com.au /medals/victoria_cross.htm (1662 words)

	VC Recipients
		The Victoria Cross is the realm's highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy.
		The Cross itself is cast from the bronze of cannons captured at Sevastopol during the Crimean War.
		One Victoria Cross was awarded for action in Canada - that to Private T. O'Hea of the Rifle Brigade (Irish) for extinguishing a fire in the ammunition car of a train.
	www.mysteriesofcanada.com /VC_Recipients/vc_recipients.htm (365 words)

	History of the Victoria Cross
		The Victoria Cross was born in the carnage of the Crimean War, even though hostilities had ceased a good twelve months before the first award was made.
		Lord Panmure, the new Secretary of State for War, corresponded with Prince Albert on the subject and the Queen herself was actively involved in the proposals.
		The final list of recipients was not published in the London Gazette until 22 June, and Hancock's had to work around the clock to engrave the names of the recipients on the Crosses.
	www.victoriacross.org.uk /aahistor.htm (1673 words)

	Cyndi's List - U.K. - Military
		The primary topic of this mailing list is the centenary commemoration of the 2nd Anglo Boer War (1899-1902).
		A mailing list to help those who are researching the genealogy and service records of family members who served in the armed services during World War II (1939-1945) and the history of the units and organizations in which they served.
		The George Cross was instituted in September 1940 to recognise civilian heroism.
	www.cyndislist.com /miluk.htm (4706 words)

	List of people known as war heroes - Art History Online Reference and Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Sharon, Ariel (born February 27, 1928); Major general (aluf in Hebrew), Israel, Israeli Defence Forces; was an armored division commander in the Six Day War and Yom Kippur War; At Yom Kippur War, October 1973, he held off the Egyptian attack, surrounded the Third Egyptian army and breached through the Suez Canal.
		List of Medal of Honor recipients for a partial list of US Medal of Honor winners.
		Victoria Cross for lists of recipients of this Commonwealth award for gallantry
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/War_hero (858 words)

	The Victoria Cross - South African Military History Society
		The Victoria Cross is a bronze Maltese Cross, made from the metal of two Russian guns captured at Sebastopol, in the Crimea.
		The Victoria Cross could be forfeited for infamous conduct on the part of the recipient.
		This Victoria Cross was gazetted only after those awarded for the action at Rorke's Drift, although it was the first Victoria Cross actually won in South Africa.
	rapidttp.com /milhist/vol017iu.html (1648 words)

	Victoria Cross Society Latest News
		Paintings commissioned during the second world war to commemorate outstanding acts of bravery are now on display for the first time to mark the 60th anniversary of VE day.
		He was awarded the Victoria Cross as a Lieutenant in the Kaffrarian Rifles, South African Forces attached to 1/4th Bn.Hampshire Regiment, during the assault on the Gothic Line in Italy.
		The Queen Dedicated the new memorial stone to Victoria Cross and George Cross-holders at a moving and impressive ceremony held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday, 14 May. The stone, with its beautifully enamelled replicas of the two Crosses, is inscribed with the words REMEMBER THEIR VALOUR AND GALLANTRY.
	www.victoriacrosssociety.com /news.htm (4467 words)

	World War II Books & Videos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		WWI was the first modern war fought on a gigantic scale, a stark, overwhelming, catastrophic series of events that killed millions, shattered nations, destroyed the old world order, and set much of the world's agenda for the twentieth century.
		Supporting the text is comprehensive listing of all WD motorcycle contracts for the period, together with a varied selection of contemporary photographs and illustrations.
		The war was not inevitable, Ferguson argues, but rather the result of the mistaken decisions of individuals who would later claim to have been in the grip of huge impersonal forces.
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