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What really happened to Gideon Scheepers, the gallant 23-year-old Boer fighter who was executed by a British firing squad some months before the Anglo-Boer War was to end, nobody knows. His body was never found. But he became an almost legendary figure in South African history.
As he was considered innocent (and famous because of his daring exploits in the Cape Colony) Scheepers' execution caused an outcry throughout the world. The execution has now generally been condemned by Boer and Briton as a disgraceful act, but its consequences were more far-reaching than anyone could have foreseeen at the time - Gideon Scheepers took his place in the martyrology of Afrikanerdom.
This ride will follow the last exploits of Gideon Scheepers in the Anglo-Boer War right up to his capture, trail and execution.
As he was considered innocent (and famous because of his daring exploits in the Cape Colony) Scheepers' execution caused an outcry throughout the world. The execution has now generally been condemned by Boer and Briton as a disgraceful act, but its consequences were more far-reaching than anyone could have foreseeen at the time - Gideon Scheepers took his place in the martyrology of Afrikanerdom.
This ride will follow the last exploits of Gideon Scheepers in the Anglo-Boer War right up to his capture, trail and execution.
