second boer war

The Second Boer War was on October 11th 1899.Australia was still a collection of separate British colonies with a total population of less than 4 million on a land mass nearly as large as the United States. Shiploads of solders and horses was sent over for the Cape God of Hope. The first contingents arrived in South Africa in November 1899. Not just any soldiers just training up to 36 to 80 hours and then sent off. They arrived in small units since the British did that spilt them into groups. The Boers were fighting an unconventional war, one to which the Australians adapted easily and in which they were able to make a contribution quite out of proportion to their numbers.