The Jameson Raid succeeds in provoking an Uitlander revolt which topples Kruger. Without any official declaration of war the ZAR again becomes Transvaal Colony.With a POD of no earlier than 1893.
Have all the gold and diamonds the Boers were living over disappear, no other way.
I thought most of the tension between the Boers and Brits were about the Uitlanders? Say if somehow the Boers and Brits find an agreement, could a future war be avoided?
the Uitlanders were there for the gold. No gold (or discovery of) means no (or few) Uitlanders. Brits want the gold. Boers want control of their country, which is going to be impossible being inundated with outsiders.I thought most of the tension between the Boers and Brits were about the Uitlanders? Say if somehow the Boers and Brits find an agreement, could a future war be avoided?
No minerals = no UitilandersI thought most of the tension between the Boers and Brits were about the Uitlanders?
The Brits wanted equality for the Uitilanders, something which would have pretty much given Britain de-facto control over the ZAR.Say if somehow the Boers and Brits find an agreement, could a future war be avoided?
here is a crazy idea have the Boers realize that the British will come back and will eventually win, deciding that their survival as an independent nation is impossible so they ask the United States to annex them (seeing this as a better option then conquest by Britain). the Brits would not be happy but I do not think they would invade the new American state in southern Africa