er of the cape) and some of his subordinates, and associates from the mining industry wanted to overthrow the government of the South African Republic. Rhodes felt that since foreign miners (in Transvaal) outnumbered the Boers (2:1) that he could easily take the region by force and prevent an expensive and lengthy war. Rhodes contacted his long time friend Doctor Leander Starr Jameson, the two men then conspired a plan to attack Johannesburg, Pitsani, and finally Cape Town. The attack was to take place between Christmas 1895 and January 4th 1896. Rhodes and Jameson had sent many telegraphs in the preceding weeks. These telegraphs, along with rumors slurred from drunken Uitlander sympathizers fell directly into the lap of president Kruger. When Rhodes had realized that he did not have total support from the Uitlanders he began to telegraph Jameson to call off the raid. However, Jameson believed that Rhodes was simply trying t!
             o cover up the conspiracy, and he continued to move forward with the attack. On the evening of the raid
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