First Boer War - Wikipedia
The war resulted in a Boer victory and eventual independence of the South African Republic. The war is also known as the First Anglo–Boer War, the Transvaal War or the Transvaal Rebellion.
First Boer War (1880–1881): History, Causes, and Effects
2022年11月28日 · Here is everything that you need to know about the causes and effects of the First Boer War, an Anglo-Boer conflict that lasted for less than a year.
BBC - History - The Boer Wars
2011年3月29日 · The first Boer War broke out on 16 December 1880 with a skirmish between the British garrison in Potchefstroom and a 'commando' under General Piet Cronjé.
First Anglo Boer War - South African History Online
2011年3月21日 · The Transvaal War (also known as the First Boer War or the First War of Independence) was a 'curtain-raiser' to the far more ruthless Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. "Remember Majuba!" became a rallying cry of the British during Second Anglo-Boer War.
First Boer War - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 16 December 1880 the First Boer War began. It took ten weeks in 1880 and 1881. The British were defeated. [1] From 1896 to 1899 Governor of the Cape and High Commissioner for South Africa, Alfred Milner made preparations for another war in order to gain the wealth of the Orange Free State and in September 1899 British troops arrived in South ...
A Brief History of the Boer War: Participants, Battles, and ...
2023年8月7日 · The war marked the end of the independent Boer republics but laid the groundwork for the Union of South Africa in 1910. The Boer war was first of the two wars fought between the English empire and the Boers (farmers) of the African region Transvaal.
The Boer War - Timeline - Dates, Causes and Casualties
The First Boer War was sparked by attempt by the British to annex The Transvaal in 1877. The Boers comprehensively won; the Battle of Majuba Hill (1881) was one of the British Empire’s most humiliating defeats.