Boer War
South African struggle
The Boer War refers to either of two conflicts between Britain and Dutch-descended settlers (Boers) in South Africa.
The second (1899–1902) is more commonly meant, a brutal campaign in which British forces used scorched-earth tactics and concentration camps.
The wars ultimately brought Boer territories under British control: My great-grandfather fought in the Boer War.
- British EmpireVast colonial domain
- British troopsUK armed forces personnel
- siegesProlonged military blockades
- guerrilla warfareIrregular combat using ambushes
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
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- British historyWilliam the Conqueror, Victorian era, Elizabethan era, Tudor era, Oliver Cromwell
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- colonialismcolony, colonization, colonial rule, colonial powers, colonizer
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- Boer WarTransvaal, Orange Free State, concentration camps, scorched earth, Pretoria
- Colonial WarsBoer Wars, Scramble for Africa, British Raj
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Freedom from disturbance
peacetime · armistice · truce · peaceful coexistence · diplomatic resolution
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