<iframe src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-K3L4M3" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden">

Flat White

Our army did not fight “frontier wars”

7 September 2018

7:30 AM

7 September 2018

7:30 AM

The Australian Army commemorates March 1, 1901, as its official foundation date.

This day had particular military significance in South Africa, where volunteer colonial state militia were fighting what is described as The Second Boer War.

It has also been described as the Anglo-Boer War, the Boer War, the South African War, though Afrikaners described it as the Second War of Independence.

Already a subscriber? Log in

Subscribe for just $2 a week

Try a month of The Spectator Australia absolutely free and without commitment. Not only that but – if you choose to continue – you’ll pay just $2 a week for your first year.

  • Unlimited access to spectator.com.au and app
  • The weekly edition on the Spectator Australia app
  • Spectator podcasts and newsletters
  • Full access to spectator.co.uk
Or

Unlock this article

REGISTER


Comments

Don't miss out

Join the conversation with other Spectator Australia readers. Subscribe to leave a comment.

Already a subscriber? Log in

Close