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| Battle of Paardeberg Roberts, Frederick Sleigh |  |
| 18th Feb Paardeberg Hands command of the batltle over to Kitchener |
| Battle of Spion Kop Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Spion Kop At the Battle of Spion Kop |
| Battle of Tugela River Byng | |
| 17th Feb River Tugela Fights at the battle of Tugela |
| Battle of Tugela River Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 17th Feb River Tugela Fights at the battle of Tugela |
| Birmingham University Chamberlain, Jospeh | |
| Birmingham Helps found Birmingham University |
| Birth of Bowes Lyon Bowes-Lyon | |
| Youngest daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore & Kinghorne |
| 4th Aug London Birth of the "Queen Mother" |
| Capture of Bloemfontein Roberts, Frederick Sleigh | |
| 13th Mar Bloemfontein Roberts captures the capital of the Orange Free State |
| 13th Mar Bloemfontein The British capture the Boer capital, capital of the Orange Free State |
| Capture of Johannesburg Roberts, Frederick Sleigh | |
| 31st May Johannesburg Johannesburg falls to the British |
| Capture of Orange Free State Roberts, Frederick Sleigh | |
| 24th May Orange Free Renames the Orange Free State the Orange River Colony |
| Capture of Orange FS Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Orange Free Marches through the Orange Free State with Lord Roberts |
| Capture of Orange FS Roberts, Frederick Sleigh | |
| 24th May Orange Free The British capture the Orange Free State |
| Capture of Pretoria Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| June Pretoria Present at the British entry into Pretoria |
| Capture of Pretoria Roberts, Frederick Sleigh | |
| 5th June Preoria British troops capture Pretoria |
| 5th June Pretoria Relieves British garrisons & occupies the Boer capital, Pretoria |
| Capture of Sion Kop Warren, Charles | |
| 24th Jan Spion Kop Captures Spion Kop |
| Capture of Taku Forts Craddock, Christopher | |
| 20th June Taku Forts Helps capture Taku Forts at the mouth of the Peiho River from the Boxers |
| Capture of Taku Forts Keyes, Robert | |
| 17th June Taku Forts Helps capture Taku Forts at the mouth of the Peiho River from the Boxers |
| Capture of Transvaal Roberts, Frederick Sleigh | |
| 1st Sep Transvaal Captures the Boer Republic |
| 1st Sep Transvaal Roberts formally proclaims the annexation of the Trans vaal |
| 3rd Sep Transvaal Anexation of the Trans vaal is announced |
| Concentration Camps Campbell-Bannerman, Henry | |
| The Liberal Party oppose Kitchener's concentration camps as "barbarism" |
| Concentration Camps Kitchener, Horatio Herbert | |
| Tries to prevent commandos from raiding British units by moving Boers into camps |
| Constitution Victoria | |
| 9th July Assents to the Australia Federation Bill, creates the Commonwealth of Australia |
| Death of Wilde, Oscar Wilde, Oscar | |
| 30th Nov Paris Death of Oscar Wilde |
| Defection Churchill Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 12th Dec Oldham Churchill has decided to join the Liberal Party |
| 12th Dec Oldham Informs his constituency he will not contest the next election |
| 20th Dec Ludlow Supports the prospective Liberal Party candidate at the Ludlow by-election |
| 31st Dec Dines with Lloyd George to sound him out about joining the Liberal Party |
| Diplomacy Victoria | |
| Dublin Lifts the ban on wearing green & supports St Patrick's Day parades |
| Dublin Visits Dublin for the 1st time in 40 years |
| Discovery of Rayleigh's Law Strutt | |
| London Formulates a law relating to black body radiation |
| Discovery of South Pole Shackleton, Ernest Henry | |
| South Pole The National Antarctic Expedition accept Shackleton |
| Election Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 1st July Oldham Churchill claims "a seat lost to the Government is a seat gained to the Boers " |
| 1st July Oldham Elected Member of Parliament for Oldham |
| Election Emmott, Alfred | |
| Oldham Elected Member of Parliament for Oldham, joint MP for Oldham with Winston Churchill |
| Election Guest | |
| Plymouth First elected MP for Plymouth, Winston Churchill's cousin |
| Election Hardie, James Keir | |
| Merthyr Tydfil Elected Member of Parliament for Merthyr Tydfil |
| First Secretary MacDonald MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| London Appointed First Secretary of the Labour Party, 1st term |
| Governor General Hope | |
| Appointed Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia |
| Labour Representation Committee Clynes, John Robert | |
| Attends the 1900 conference that formes the Labour Representation Committee which became the Labour Party |
| Lieutenant Sth Afr Light Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Appointed Lieuetenant in the SouthAfrican Light Horse |
| LRC Hardie, James Keir | |
| London Helps form the Labour Representation Committee |
| LRC MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| 27th Feb London The Labour Represention Committee is founded at a Conference in London |
| Major Baden-Powell, Robert | |
| London Appointed Major-General |
| Member of Parliament Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 25th July Oldham Appointed Prospective MP for Oldham |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Lansdowne | |
| Appointed Foreign Secretary |
| Mobilization Buller, Redvers | |
| 14th Aug Vlakfontein Roberts & Buller join forces at Vlakfontein |
| Mobilization Roberts, Frederick Sleigh | |
| 14th Aug Vlakfontein Roberts & Buller join forces at Vlakfontein |
| Olympic Gold Medal Cooper, Charlotte | |
| 7th June Winner of the Olympic singles tennis Gold Medal |
| Peerage Goschen | |
| Created Viscount Goschen |
| Publication of Churchill Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 15th May Publication of, "London to Ladysmith via Pretoria" |
| Publication of Conrad Conrad, Joseph | |
| Publication of, "Lord Jim" |
| Publication of Doyle Doyle, Arthur Conan | |
| Publication of, "The Great Boer War" |
| Publication of Glyn Glyn, Elinor | |
| Publication of, "The Visits of Elizabeth" |
| Publication of Wells Wells, Herbert George | |
| Publication of, "Love and Mr Lewis ham" |
| Rule of Orange River Colony Roberts, Frederick Sleigh | |
| 24th May Orange River Co Renames the Orange Free State the Orange River Colony |
| Secretary Treasury Chamberlain, Austen | |
| London Appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury |
| Siege of Bloemfontein French, John Denton Pikstone | |
| 13th Mar Bloemfontein Enters the capital of the Orange Free State |
| Siege of Bloemfontein Roberts, Frederick Sleigh | |
| 13th Mar Bloemfontein The British launch an offensive against the Boer capital |
| Siege of Johannesburg Roberts, Frederick Sleigh | |
| 31st May Johannesburg British troops occupy Johannesburg |
| Siege of Kimberley French, John Denton Pikstone | |
| 17th Feb Kimberley Leads the flank march to relieve Kimberley |
| Siege of Kroonstad Roberts, Frederick Sleigh | |
| 12th May Kroonstad Roberts reaches Kroonstad |
| Siege of Ladysmith Boers Byng | |
| 27th Feb Ladysmith Fights at the siege of Ladysmith |
| Siege of Ladysmith Buller, Redvers | |
| 28th Feb Ladysmith Commands the relief of Ladysmith, makes a 3rd attack & succeeds |
| Siege of Mafeking Baden-Powell, Robert | |
| 17th May Mafeking End of the siege & the final relief by the British |
| Siege of Mafeking Mahon, Bryan | |
| 18th July Mafeking Relieves Mafeking after a 7 month siege |
| Siege of Mafeking Plumer | |
| 17th May Mafeking Plumer & Mahon raise the siege of Mafeking |
| Siege of Paardeberg Roberts, Frederick Sleigh | |
| 19th Feb Paardeberg Cronje is starved into surrendering to Roberts |
| 19th Feb Paardeberg Resumes command & begins to bombard the Boer camp |
| 27th Feb Paardeberg Cronje is starved into surrender |
| Siege of Peking Hart, Robert | |
| 13th June Peking The house of the Commissioner of the Chinese Imperial Customs is burnt down |
| Siege of Peking MacDonald | |
| Peking Reports on the Boxer attack on the residence of the British Minister in Peking |
| Siege of Peking Rushworth, John Rushworth | |
| Peking Commands the land force which relieves Peking |
| 12th June Peking Boxers attack the Allied naval force south of Peking |
| Siege of Peking Seymour, Edward Hobart | |
| Peking Lands a force of 2,000 marines & moves toward Peking to protect oversees subjects |
| Tang Ts'u Attempts to relieve Peking but stopped by the Boxers at Tang Ts'u |
| Siege of Pretoria French, John Denton Pikstone | |
| 5th June Pretoria Enters the capital of the Trans vaal |
| Siege of Pretoria Roberts, Frederick Sleigh | |
| 31st May Pretoria British troops lay siege to Pretoria |
| Siege of Rand Roberts, Frederick Sleigh | |
| 31st May Rand British troops occupy the Rand |
| Solicitor General Carson | |
| Appointed Solicitor General |
| Treaty of Tianjin Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot | |
| The number of treaty ports in China is increased to 50 |
