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Cockburn was freed in a prisoner exchange and returned to his legal practice, Holland fought in - and survived - World War I as a major in the Canadian Machine Gun Corps, and Turner participated in the same conflict, rising to the rank of lieutenant general. Though twice wounded, Lt. Richard E.W. Turner remained in the fight, directing his men to hold off repeated Boer attacks aimed at capturing both the machine gun and the 12-pounders. All three were awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest award for combat valor, and each survived the Battle of Leliefontein. [Extracted from the article]

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The article offers historical information on the Second Boer War in the South African region which lasted from October 1899 to May 1902. The war originated in a land dispute between the Boers who colonized the region during the supremacy of the Dutch East India Company, and the British foreigners who had set interest in the diamonds and gold in the region. The British forces built stone blockhouses to isolate Boer territory and used conventional war weapons such as railway guns.

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Pays tribute to Lieutenant-Colonel George Elliot Benson of the British forces who died in October 1901 in South Africa during the Second Anglo-Boer War. Brief biography of Benson; Fatal decision he made; Significant tactics of British forces.

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Features Boer General Christiaan De Wet. Career background; Accomplishments in leading commandos against British forces; Response to a peace negotiation with the British.

The article presents brief information on British Army officer Adrian Carton de Wiart. It mentions that Carton de Wiart at an age of 19 left college to serve in the Second Boer War where he enlisted in the British army as Trooper Carton. He also received the Victoria Cross for bravery, coolness and determination during severe war operations. Information on his tennure at British Military Mission in Poland is also offered.

The article highlights several historic events in the military that happened during spring including the death of Costa Rican drummer boy Juan Santamaría, the use of poison gas by German troops for the first time during the battle at Ypres, Belgium, and the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging that ended the Second Boer War in South Africa.

The article presents a history of the barbed wire, a battlefield obstacle that exploits the hang-ups of an enemy. Telegraph wire was used by Union Major General William Farrar Smith during the May 15, 1864 Battle of Drewrys Bluff in Virginia to trip up Rebel attackers. The British army strung barbed wire between blockhouses to protect rail lines during the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902. It is noted that barbed wire was universally used as a trench defense during World War I.

The article explores the history of using dog tags by soldiers. Battlefield casualties used to fall as unknowns, until dog tags gave voice to those who had been wounded or killed. Metal tags date to the 1899 Boer War. Before mounting a suicidal attack at the 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor, Union soldiers pin pieces of paper to their uniforms that list their names and addresses. During World War II, soldiers wear rectangular dog tags suspended from ball chains, listing name, service number, blood type and religion.

Reports on the significant role of Major George Elliot Benson in the war waged by the British army's Highland Brigade against Boers in 1899. Highlights of the fight; Number of men the Highland Brigade lost.