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Title: The Maxim .303 Machine Gun - Weapons used by Canadians in the South Af...
 
Type: Document
Description: In 1898, the North-West Mounted Police used Maxim Guns in the Canadian west, and Yukon Field Force used them in the north. At the time of the outbreak of the South African War in October 1899, Canadian militia authorities, in conformity with British practice, equipped every Canadian unit with two Maxim guns.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Canada within the Empire - Canada and Imperialism. 1875-1899
 
Type: Document
Description: During the last quarter of the nineteenth century, Britain and other nations colonized territories in Africa, Asia, and elsewhere for strategic and economic reasons. In Canada, the population's opinion was divided between supporting British imperialism and seeking Canadian autonomy.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: The Stetson Hat - Uniforms used by Canadians in the South African War
 
Type: Document
Description: During the South African War, apart from the 2nd (Special Service) Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry, all Canadian units that served in South Africa wore Stetsons. The hat became firmly identified with Canada and the Canadian military presence in South Africa.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: "For Queen and Country" - Canadians and the South African War, 1899-19...
 
Type: Document
Description: An article about the origins of the South African War and Canada's involvement in it. Includes reading list.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: The Colt .455 New Service Model Revolver - Weapons used by Canadians i...
 
Type: Document
Description: Canada's Department of Militia and Defence chose Colt's .455 New Service Model introduced in 1898, to upgrade the 2nd (Special Service) Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry's old Colt .44 Calibre Model 1878 pistol to a more modern firearm. It was a large pistol, which fired a heavy bullet intended to stop an enemy quickly and was carried in a Canadian-made holster, suspended from the Oliver Pattern Equipment waistbelt.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Canada within the Empire - The South African War. 1899-1902
 
Type: Document
Description: Over 7300 Canadian volunteers served in South Africa in October 1899, when the British Empire and the two small South African Boer republics of Transvaal and the Orange Free State went to war. Canada's participation advanced Canadian nationalism, but the war also magnified domestic linguistic and cultural differences.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Headwear, Footwear and Insignia - Uniforms used by Canadians in the So...
 
Type: Document
Description: This document provides detailed descriptions and background on the headgear, footwear, and insignia worn by the 2nd (Special Service) Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry, Royal Canadian Dragoons, Canadian Mounted Rifles, and Royal Canadian Field Artillery.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Nursing Sister Georgina Fane Pope (1862-1938) - South African War
 
Type: Document
Description: Georgina Pope served at British hospitals just north of Cape Town, South Africa, as senior sister in 1899. In 1908 she attained the position of matron, first in the history of Canadian Army Medical Corps.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Oliver Pattern Equipment - Used by Canadians in the South African War
 
Type: Document
Description: The load-bearing equipment worn by the Canadians in South Africa was their own Oliver Pattern. Designed by J.W. Oliver, it was intended to keep a soldier self-sufficient on long marches. Although rejected by the British Army, the Canadian Militia recommended its adoption in 1883.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: The Relief of Mafeking - South African War
 
Type: Document
Description: On 13 October 1899, only two days after the outbreak of war, Boer forces began to besiege the hamlet of Mafeking. Under the command of Robert Baden-Powell, the tiny British garrison managed to hold out for the next eight months. In April 1900, Royal Canadian Field Artillery, C Battery arrived in the Cape Town area and made their way to Mafeking to provide reinforcements.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
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