Need help with my writing homework on To What Extent Was the Jameson Raid of 1895-96 the Beginning of the Second Anglo-Boer War. Write a 2500 word paper answering;

Need help with my writing homework on To What Extent Was the Jameson Raid of 1895-96 the Beginning of the Second Anglo-Boer War. Write a 2500 word paper answering; The author explains that with the crushing victory of the Boer in this war, the British agreed on granting the Boers self-governance under the Pretoria Agreement (Laband 2005). In the years which followed, the discovery of gold and diamonds in the Transvaal region increased the appeal of the republic to the British who were vastly keen in capitalizing from the discovered fortunes and riches of the Transvassal land. Thus, there were many who backed the British Imperial plan to take over the two Boer republics under the British rule.

Boer governments’ unfair treatment of the British and other expatriates who streamed into the Transvassal by thousands of numbers was taken up by the British as a political issue, instigating a rift between the two parties. The expatriate community referred to as Uitlanders were prohibited of voting rights under the Uitlanders Franchise, and the British government demanded that they are granted equal rights of the Transvassal citizens. It is in this backdrop of political conflicts, that the Jameson Raid, backed by British rulers in Cape Colony took place in 1895, failing in its attempt to instigate the desired uprisal from the Uitlanderss against the Boer rule but contributing significantly in bringing about the Second Boer War (Wikipedia).

First Boer War took place from December 1880 to March 23, 1881, where the Boers rebelled against the annexation of their territory by the British. The beginning of the First Boer War was marked by the Boers ambushing and destroying a British army convoy at Bronkhorstpruit (Farwell 1976). The Boer troops were made up of the civilians who were attired in their normal day to day clothing, allowing them easy camouflage against the African terrain. In contrast, the British Infantry soldiers were in their scarlet red uniforms, making them easy targets for the expert marksmanship of the Boer snipers. Battles such&nbsp.as the Battle of Laing’s Nek, Battle of Schuinshoote and finally the Battle of Majuba Hill gave Boer’s decisive victories with very few&nbsp. Boer casualties.&nbsp.