Essays on Boer War

The Boer War was a war fought from October 11, 1899, to May 31, 1902, between Great Britain and the two Boer (Afrikaner) republics — the South African Republic (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State — resulting in British victory.

The origins of the Boer War lay in Britain's desire to unite the British South African territories of Cape Colony and Natal with the Boer republics of the Orange Free State and the South African Republic (also known as the Transvaal). The Boers, Afrikaans-speaking farmers, wanted to maintain their independence

Peace of Vereeniging, Siege of Mafikeng, Black Week, Battle of Laing's Nek, Battle of Elandslaagte, Battle of Modder River, Battle of Stromberg, Battle of Colenso.

Louis Botha, Jan Smuts, Christiaan de Wet, and Koos de la Rey, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Joseph Chamberlain, Alfred Milner, Frederick Roberts, Redvers Buller, etc.

By 1902, the British had crushed the Boer resistance, and on May 31 of that year, the Peace of Vereeniging was signed, ending hostilities. The treaty recognized the British military administration over Transvaal and the Orange Free State, and authorized a general amnesty for Boer forces.