dec 29, 1895 - Jameson Raid (1895-96)
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Ordered by Cecil Rhodes, led by Leander Starr Jameson. Intended to trigger an Uitlander uprising in the Transvaal but failed. Afterwards, Rhodes replaced as PM of the Cape Colony, strengthening of Boer dominance of Transvaal and its gold mines (Kaiser congratulated President Paul Kruger in the Kruger Telegram, 3 Jan 1896). Ended on 2 Jan 1896.
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