An idea that has been pounding on my mind for a few days.
I heard from here before that the best tactic the Boers could have used for defeating the British in their second war with them would have been infiltration and fast-paced offensives, rather than the drawn-out siege warfare that they conducted IOTL, which led to their doom.
I also hear that it would have been a better idea for them to attack the Cape province of British South Africa instead of Natal. The Cape had a larger and a bit more supportive Afrikaner population than Natal, which could technically translate into more pro-Boer rebellions there.
So, with this change of strategy in the Boer leadership's mind, assume that they win, and manage to strike it all the way to the Cape coast, until suing for peace on their own favourable terms.
What would a Boer victory in the Second Boer War mostly look like?
Would the British retain some territory in the Cape? IIRC, Boer propaganda from the time advocated for pushing the British all the way until Williamstown, which they said was the only necessary part of the Cape for the British to maintain contact with the East.
Would there be an earlier version of apartheid institutionalised?
Considering that the Germans (and, especially, Kaiser Wilhelm II) strongly supported the Boers IOTL, could we see a more-or-less formal entry of this new "Afrikaner Federation" into the Central Powers?
And, lastly, what are the effects on Britain? Humbled by "Bill and the Boers", would they seek a quicker detente with France and Russia? How does this affect the coming Russo-Japanese War? With communications with London lost to the Boers, what happens to the British colonies in south-central Africa?
I heard from here before that the best tactic the Boers could have used for defeating the British in their second war with them would have been infiltration and fast-paced offensives, rather than the drawn-out siege warfare that they conducted IOTL, which led to their doom.
I also hear that it would have been a better idea for them to attack the Cape province of British South Africa instead of Natal. The Cape had a larger and a bit more supportive Afrikaner population than Natal, which could technically translate into more pro-Boer rebellions there.
So, with this change of strategy in the Boer leadership's mind, assume that they win, and manage to strike it all the way to the Cape coast, until suing for peace on their own favourable terms.
What would a Boer victory in the Second Boer War mostly look like?
Would the British retain some territory in the Cape? IIRC, Boer propaganda from the time advocated for pushing the British all the way until Williamstown, which they said was the only necessary part of the Cape for the British to maintain contact with the East.
Would there be an earlier version of apartheid institutionalised?
Considering that the Germans (and, especially, Kaiser Wilhelm II) strongly supported the Boers IOTL, could we see a more-or-less formal entry of this new "Afrikaner Federation" into the Central Powers?
And, lastly, what are the effects on Britain? Humbled by "Bill and the Boers", would they seek a quicker detente with France and Russia? How does this affect the coming Russo-Japanese War? With communications with London lost to the Boers, what happens to the British colonies in south-central Africa?
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