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872 matches to Boer War
Boer War. 1880-1. Boers defeat British, who had annexed Transvaal, 1877.
Boer War. 1899-1902. British defeat Boer Republic in South Africa. Vereeniging.
Kitchener, Horatio, Earl of. 1850-1916. Commander-in-chief Boer War. British Secretary of War, WWI. Symbol of will to victory.
Laurier, Wilfrid. 1841-1919. First French-Canadian Prime Minister 1896-1911. Liberal. Boer War.
Orange Free State. 1820 Boer colony. 1848 British. 1854 Independent. 1900 British. 1910 Union of South Africa. Boer War.
Roberts, Frederick. 1832-1914. British Field Marshal. Afghan War. Boer War.
Salisbury, Third Marquess. 1830-1903. British Imperialist Prime Minister 1885~1902. Fashoda. Boer War. Splendid Isolation.
Vereeniging, Treaty. 1902. Ended Boer War. Transvaal, Orange Free State become British Crown Colony.
Zululand. c1800 Mtetwa Empire. 1843 British. 1897 Natal. Boer War.
Boers. 17-19C Dutch settlers in South Africa. Great Trek.
Colonial Wars. 1834-1902. British wars against Sikhs, Burmese, Crimeans, Boers.
Concentration Camps. 1862-65 USA. 1899-1902. British internment of Boers in South Africa. 1922-91. USSR. 1933-45 Nazi prisons for extermination and slave labour. Buchenwald. Auschwitz. Dachau. 1942-6 US Relocation Centers. 1942-46 Canada. 1950’s Kenya. 1973 Chile.
De Wet, Christiaan. 1854-1922. Boer general. Led 1914 Rebellion.
Goshen. Biblical region of lower Egypt. 1882-4 Boer Republic.
Great Trek. 1835-7. Boers leave British Cape Colony, found Natal.
Griquas. Bastards. 19C Tribe of Hottentot-Boer half-castes.
Jameson Raid. 1895. Abortive British-led revolt vs Boer government of Transvaal.
Kruger, Paul. 1825-1904. Boer Transvaal president 1883-1900.
Natal. Bantu. 1497 DaGama discovers. 19C Zulu. 1838 Boer. 1843 British. 1910 South Africa.
Pretorius, Andries. 1798-1853. Boer leader of Great Trek. Aided in Transvaal independence.
Smuts, Jan. 1870-1950. Boer general, Prime Minister of South Africa 1919~48.
Transvaal. Bantu. 1836 Boers settle. Great Trek. 1855 South African Republic. 1877 British. 1881 Self-government. 1900 British. 1907 Self-governed. 1910 Union of South Africa.
Aarau Treaty. 1712. Ended Swiss War.
Abel, Frederick. 1827-1902. English inventor of military explosive cordite with Dewar, 1889.
Abyssinia-Italy War. 1894-6. Ended Italian colonialism.