The role of the Pretoria-Pietersburg railway line in the Northern Transvaal during the South African War (1899-1902)

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University of Pretoria

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This dissertation intends to reconstruct accurately the events in the vicinity of the Pretoria-Pietersburg railway during the South African War (Anglo-Boer War) of 1899-1902 that influenced both the Boer and British war efforts and comment on the role played by the railway line in such events. The research question at the centre of this dissertation is the role and impact of the Pretoria-Pietersburg railway line on the trajectory of the War.

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Dissertation (MSocSci (History))--University of Pretoria, 2020.

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Pretoria-Pietersburg railway, railway history, South African War, Northern Transvaal, Anglo-Boer War, UCTD

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Becker, C 2020, The role of the Pretoria-Pietersburg railway line in the Northern Transvaal during the South African War (1899-1902), MSocSci (History) Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78155>