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Bookmark or Share- Second Boer War - Wikipedia' Second Freedom War ', 11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Transvaal War, [8] Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and Orange Free State) over the Empire's influence in Southern Africa.
- Boers - WikipediaDuring apartheid, Boer was used by opponents of apartheid in various contexts, referring to institutional structures such as the National Party, or to specific groups of people, such as members of the Police Force (colloquially known as Boere) and Army, Afrikaners, or white South Africans generally.
- Boer | History, Culture & Traditions | BritannicaBoer, (Dutch: “husbandman,” or “farmer”), a South African of Dutch, German, or Huguenot descent, especially one of the early settlers of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. Today, descendants of the Boers are commonly referred to as Afrikaners.
- Boer republics - WikipediaThe 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.
- A Brief History of the Boer War: Participants, Battles, and LegacyThe Boer War, a monumental clash at the turn of the 20th century, was a veritable fulcrum of history that decisively shaped the destiny of South Africa. A crucible of geopolitical and cultural rivalries, the war was an explosive culmination of the simmering tensions between the British Empire and two Boer Republics.
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