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This is a list of wars involving the Union of South Africa and its successor, the Republic of South Africa.
4 paź 2024 · South African War, also called the Second Boer War or the Second War of Independence, 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 military history of South Africa chronicles a vast time period and complex events from the dawn of history until the present time. It covers civil wars and wars of aggression and of self-defence both within South Africa and against it.
South African War, or Boer War, War fought between Great Britain and the two Boer (see Afrikaner) republics—the South African Republic (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State—from 1899 to 1902.
List of battles in South Africa is a list of all military conflicts, wars or battles fought within the borders of South Africa. [1] Khoikhoi–Dutch Wars (1659–1677) First Khoikhoi–Dutch War 1659–1660. Second Khoikhoi–Dutch War 1673–1677. Anglo-Dutch rivalry (1664–1804)
The South African War of 1899-1902 was essentially a “White Man’s” war, fought to determine which white authority had real power in South Africa but other populations groups like the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazis and Basotho and Sotho’s were also involved in the war.
19 paź 2011 · The South African War. To this day the reasons for this conflict remain the source of much emotive debate . Regardless of who provoked the war, conflict in southern Africa would have been inevitable before the mining industry could become a more important driving force in the regional economy.
