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Greek volunteers 10 years 9 months ago #12410

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While we often hear about the 'foreign' contingents fighting with the Boers, the role played by non-colonial countries on the side of the British is less well known.

I came across this article in The Sheffield & Rotherham Independent, Tuesday, February 13, 1900:



I wonder what happened to them?
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I wonder what King Leonidas would have made of it!

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Influential opinion in Greece was always very appreciative of the support given to them by the Brits during their struggle for independence. Feb 7 was probably a time when such a gesture might be made. I did read somewhere that quite a few European nations sent messages of support to the Brit. Govt during and after Black Week.
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Perhaps if King Leonidas had been in any way sympathetic, he might well have just ordered 10,000 Spartan soldiers out of Sparta to sail for the Cape! :woohoo:

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Influential opinion in Greece was always very appreciative of the support given to them by the Brits during their struggle for independence. Feb 7 was probably a time when such a gesture might be made. I did read somewhere that quite a few European nations sent messages of support to the Brit. Govt during and after Black Week.
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Frank,
I think they might have stood a good chance of victory but only if those iconic shields could deflect incoming shell's :blink:

Paul :)

Frank Kelley wrote: Perhaps if King Leonidas had been in any way sympathetic, he might well have just ordered 10,000 Spartan soldiers out of Sparta to sail for the Cape! :woohoo:

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Influential opinion in Greece was always very appreciative of the support given to them by the Brits during their struggle for independence. Feb 7 was probably a time when such a gesture might be made. I did read somewhere that quite a few European nations sent messages of support to the Brit. Govt during and after Black Week.
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IL.

"From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us."

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David,
Thank you for posting this, I had no idea this happened, where there many more non-colonials that came to our aid?

Paul :)

djb wrote: While we often hear about the 'foreign' contingents fighting with the Boers, the role played by non-colonial countries on the side of the British is less well known.

I came across this article in The Sheffield & Rotherham Independent, Tuesday, February 13, 1900:



I wonder what happened to them?

"From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us."

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