Counterfactuals: Paardeberg - Canada's Most Important Battle?
From The History Guy by Lance and Josh Geiger
May 19, 2026 · 59 min · Season 2 · Episode 133
About this episode
The episode discusses the significance of the battle of Paardeberg in the context of the Second Anglo-Boer War and its implications for Canada and South Africa.
On today’s episode we talk about a pivotal battle in a poorly remembered war: The battle of Paardeberg in the Second Anglo-Boer War. The war would consolidate all of South Africa under British Colonial rule, and radically transform the Canadian military. But what if it didn’t?
People in this episode
Hosts: Lance Geiger, Josh Geiger
Topics covered
- Second Anglo-Boer War
- Canadian military
- British Colonial rule
- historical analysis
- counterfactuals
Keywords
- Paardeberg
- Second Anglo-Boer War
- Canadian military history
- British Colonial rule
- counterfactual history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: British Colonial
Places: South Africa, Canada
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