ANOTHER ROAD TO THE RAID - THE NEGLECTED ROLE OF THE BOER-BAGANANWA WAR AS A FACTOR IN THE COMING OF THE JAMESON-RAID, 1894-1895

The significance of the 1894 Boer-Bagananwa war has hitherto been acco rded insufficient attention as a factor in the nln-up to the Jameson R aid, Through an examination of the war this paper argues that Beer agg ression towards the Bagananwa exacerbated existing tensions between th e Uitlander community, mining interests, and the Kruger government. Th e Transvaal Republic's policies of compulsory conscription of men and requisitioning of war materials, was greatly resented by British citiz ens. The barbarous use of dynamite to blow up the caves of the Baganan wa defenders was deplored not only on humanitarian grounds, but also b ecause it was seen to threaten the security of labour supplies and dre w attention to the contentious dynamite monopoly maintained by the Kru ger government. The heavy costs of the Boer-Bagananwa war imposed heav y demands on the Transvaal government's revenues and resulted in incre ased taxation of the mining industry. Thus, the 1894 war can be seen t o have reinforced the grievances of the Uitlander community and it hel ped to sustain the anti-Kruger political climate which formed the back drop to the Jameson Raid.