RARE ORIGINAL PROCLAMATION BROADSIDE WITH SOUTH AFRICA & TRANSVAAL BOER WAR & THE JAMESON RAID INTEREST Dated 1st April 1896

German Emperor Wilhelm

Published by South Africa & German Empire, South Africa & German Empire, 1896

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This is a rare original proclamation Broadside from the German Emperor Wilhelm, that seems to be the Emperors response to the recent Jameson Raid The Jameson Raid (29 December 1895 ? 2 January 1896) was a botched raid against the South African Republic (commonly known as the Transvaal) carried out by British colonial administrator Leander Starr Jameson and his company troops ("police" in the employ of Alfred Beit's and Cecil Rhodes' British South Africa Company) and Bechuanaland policemen over the New Year weekend of 1895?96. Paul Kruger was president of the republic at the time. The raid was intended to trigger an uprising by the primarily British expatriate workers (known as Uitlanders) in the Transvaal but failed to do so. The workers were called the Johannesburg conspirators. They were expected to recruit an army and prepare for an insurrection. The raid was ineffective and no uprising took place. The results included embarrassment of the British government; the replacement of Cecil Rhodes as premier of the Cape Colony; and the strengthening of Boer dominance of the Transvaal and its gold mines. The raid was a contributory cause of the Anglo-Boer War (1899?1902) the full content of the broadside is listed below measuring 44cm by 29cm approx., has been stored folded and will be posted that way, some marks and creases else in good general condition THE CONTENT OF THE BROADSIDE TRANSLATION PROCLAMATION WILHEM by The Grace of God, German Emperor, King of Prussia, King of Transvaal, Count of Brandenburg and Schleswig-Holstein, Elector of Hanover, Admiral of the British Fleet, Commander-in-Chief of the German Imperial Land and Sea Forces &c &c &c &c By virtue of a Treaty made and entered into between the then Transvaal or South African Republic, and bearing date the This is a rare original proclamation Broadside from the German Emperor Wilhelm, that seems to be the Emperors response to the recent Jameson Raid The Jameson Raid (29 December 1895 ? 2 January 1896) was a botched raid against the South African Republic (commonly known as the Transvaal) carried out by British colonial administrator Leander Starr Jameson and his company troops ("police" in the employ of Alfred Beit's and Cecil Rhodes' British South Africa Company) and Bechuanaland policemen over the New Year weekend of 1895?96. Paul Kruger was president of the republic at the time. The raid was intended to trigger an uprising by the primarily British expatriate workers (known as Uitlanders) in the Transvaal but failed to do so. The workers were called the Johannesburg conspirators. They were expected to recruit an army and prepare for an insurrection. The raid was ineffective and no uprising took place. The results included embarrassment of the British government; the replacement of Cecil Rhodes as premier of the Cape Colony; and the strengthening of Boer dominance of the Transvaal and its gold mines. The raid was a contributory cause of the Anglo-Boer War (1899?1902) the full content of the broadside is listed below measuring 44cm by 29cm approx., has been stored folded and will be posted that way, some marks and creases else in good general condition. Seller Inventory # 002253

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Title: RARE ORIGINAL PROCLAMATION BROADSIDE WITH ...

Publisher: South Africa & German Empire, South Africa & German Empire

Publication Date: 1896

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition