
Boer War facts for kids
Boer War might mean:
- First Boer War, 16 December 1880 to 23 March 1881
- Second Boer War, 11 October 1899 to 31 May 1902
Images for kids
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SS Cornwall – First Queensland contingent departing Brisbane for the Second Boer War
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The geography of the region; the South African Republic/Transvaal (green), with the Orange Free State (orange), the British Cape Colony (blue), and the Natal (red)
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Paul Kruger, leader of the South African Republic (Transvaal)
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General Redvers Henry Buller launched an offensive against the Boers in the early phases of the war, but after a series of defeats, culminating at Colenso, he was replaced by Earl Roberts
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A Transit camp for Prisoners of War near Cape Town during the war. Prisoners were then transferred for internment in other parts of the British Empire.
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A surviving blockhouse in South Africa. Blockhouses were constructed by the British to secure supply routes from Boer raids during the war.
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One British response to the guerrilla war was a 'scorched earth' policy to deny the guerrillas supplies and refuge. In this image Boer civilians watch their house as it is burned.
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Lord Kitchener was one of the most controversial British generals in the war. Kitchener took over control of British forces from Lord Roberts and was responsible for expanding the British response to the Boers' guerrilla tactics.
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The end result of the Boer War was the annexation of the Boer Republics to the British Empire in 1902
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C Company returns from Boer War, King Street in Toronto, Canada
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Memorial to soldiers from Quebec who fell in the Second Boer War, Quebec City
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Alfred, Lord Milner was the British High Commissioner of Southern Africa. He was involved from the start of the war and had a role in the peace process and the creation of the Union of South Africa.
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Memorial window from St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin executed by An Túr Gloine. Much of the Irish public sympathised with the Boer side, rather than the British side on which fought the Royal Irish Regiment.
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Stretcher-bearers of the Indian Ambulance Corps during the war, including the future leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Middle row, 5th from left).
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A memorial in Queanbeyan New South Wales unveiled in 1903, dedicated to Australians who served in the conflict (over 20,000).
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New Zealand troops marching down Wellesley Street, Auckland, to embark for South Africa
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Rhodesian volunteers leaving Salisbury for service in the Second Boer War, 1899
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Memorial at Plymouth, by Emil Fuchs
