WebThe Second Boer War (Afrikaans: Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, lit. 'Second Freedom War', 11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902), 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 (the South African Republic and the Orange Free State) over the Empire's …

WebThe Boer republics (sometimes also referred to as Boer states) were independent, self-governing republics formed (especially in the last half of the 19th century) by Dutch-speaking inhabitants of the Cape Colony and their descendants. The founders – variously named Trekboers, Boers and Voortrekkers – settled mainly in the middle, northern, north-eastern …

WebJoseph Chamberlain (8 July 1836 – 2 July 1914) was a British statesman who was first a radical Liberal, then a Liberal Unionist after opposing home rule for Ireland, and eventually served as a leading imperialist in coalition with the Conservatives.He split both major British parties in the course of his career. He was the father, by different marriages, of Nobel …

WebBoer Wars First Anglo-Boer War. The First Boer War, also known as the First Anglo-Boer War or the Transvaal War, was fought from 16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881 and was the first clash between the British and the South African Republic (Z.A.R.) Boers. It was precipitated by Sir Theophilus ...

WebLas guerras de los bóeres [n 1] —conocidas como guerras bóeres (Boer Wars en inglés) en el Reino Unido y como guerras de Liberación (Vryheidsoorloë en afrikáans) entre los bóeres— fueron dos conflictos armados que tuvieron lugar en Sudáfrica entre el Imperio británico y los colonos de origen neerlandés —llamados afrikáneres, [n 2] bóeres o …

WebThis is a list of known wars, conflicts, battles/sieges, missions and operations involving former kingdoms and states in the Indian subcontinent and the modern day Republic of India and it's predecessors. Ancient India (c. 15th to 1st century BCE) Name of …

WebFloris Visser ambush, capture and death. Floris J. Visser (c.1881 - 11 August 1901) was an Afrikaner and member of the Letaba Commando, which fought for the Republic of Transvaal during the Second Anglo-Boer War.Visser's summary execution while a wounded prisoner of war was one of the alleged war crimes that were prosecuted in the Court martial of …

WebNomenclature. In British America, wars were often named after the sitting British monarch, such as King William's War or Queen Anne's War.There had already been a King George's War in the 1740s during the reign of King George II, so British colonists named this conflict after their opponents, and it became known as the French and Indian War. This …

WebA prisoner-of-war camp (often abbreviated as POW camp) is a site for the containment of enemy fighters captured by a belligerent power in time of war.. There are significant differences among POW camps, internment camps, and military prisons.Purpose-built prisoner-of-war camps appeared at Norman Cross in England in 1797 during the French …

WebColonial period. There exists a number of memorials commemorating events that occurred prior to Canadian Confederation in 1867. In addition to pre-Confederation war memorials, a number of communities in Ontario also have cannons originating from the Crimean War. However, these cannons are war trophies gifted to various communities in Upper Canada …