British logistics in the Second Boer War

The Second Boer War (1899–1902) involved a global logistics effort to provide that which is needed as part of any military action, as well as, the local conditions that require out of the area resources be imported due, as in the case with southern Africa, the limited amount available from local sources or the loss of local sources due to the hostilities. According to the contemporary military writer, Alfred Thayer Mahan, the "transportation" required by the war in South Africa was "an incident unprecedented, and in its success unsurpassed, in military history." == Overview == Animals were an important part of the supply load, drawn from across the British Empire as well as Europe and the Americas.

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British logistics in the Second Boer War

The Second Boer War (1899–1902) involved a global logistics effort to provide that which is needed as part of any military action, as well as, the local conditions that require out of the area resources be imported due, as in the case with southern Africa, the limited amount available from local sources or the loss of local sources due to the hostilities. According to the contemporary military writer, Alfred Thayer Mahan, the "transportation" required by the war in South Africa was "an incident unprecedented, and in its success unsurpassed, in military history." == Overview == Animals were an important part of the supply load, drawn from across the British Empire as well as Europe and the Americas.

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