South African War, or Boer War, War fought between Great Britain and the two Boer ( see Afrikaner) republics—the South African Republic ( Transvaal) and the Orange Free State—from 1899 to 1902. It was precipitated by the refusal of the Boer leader Paul Kruger to grant political rights to Uitlanders (“foreigners,” mostly English) in the ...

Jan 22, 2009 · Africans in the Boer War - Black People and the South African War, 1899–1902. By Peter Warwick. Cambridge University Press, 1983. Pp. xiv + 226. £25. - Volume 27 Issue 3

The Anglo-Boer War Museum is one of the South Africa’s most comprehensive museums about the Second Anglo-Boer War. It is fittingly located in Bloemfontein, a vital location in the war as it was both the site of the Bloemfontein Conference of 1899, which served to fan the flames of war, and was also captured by the British commander Lord Roberts on 13 March 1900.

The Second Boer War (Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, lit.“Second Freedom War” in Afrikaans), also known as the Boer War, the Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics between 11 October 1899 and 31 May 1902.The two Boer Republics were the South African Republic and the Orange Free State.

Page 5 – Conditions in South Africa. Sleeping rough on trek. The New Zealanders who served in the South African War not only had to endure the stress of combat but also the harsh climate and landscape of southern Africa. Much of the conflict took place in the open uplands known in Afrikaans as veldt. Life on the veldt was made tougher by the ...

Concerned about German interest in southern Africa, the British Empire annexed the Boer South African Republic (Transvaal) in 1877 to ensure the security of its own South African territories. The Boers resented British rule and regained a semblance of independence after defeating British forces in the (First) Anglo-Boer War of 1880-81.

Jun 08, 2018 · Boer War. BIBLIOGRAPHY. The Boer War (or Anglo-Boer War) was a conflict in which the British Empire fought the forces of two “ Boer Republics ” from 1899 to 1902 in southern Africa. The Boers lost the war, but resistance gained them concessions even in defeat. One of many conflicts that heightened international tensions before 1914, the war ...

Role in the Boer War. For the first nine months of the South African (Boer) War, which began in October 1899, Smuts was part official and part soldier, moving between Pretoria and the front. When Pretoria was occupied by the British he became a full-time soldier, eventually receiving an independent command.