Information AboutBoer War |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT BOER WAR | |
| british empire | |
| military history of south africa | |
| wars involving the united kingdom | |
| wars involving canada | |
Both were between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics, the Orange Free State and the South African Republic (Transvaal Republic), founded by settlers known as Voortrekkers who made the Great Trek from the Cape Colony and were primarily of Dutch , French and German origin. These settlers were often called Boer s and were mainly the descendants of generations of semi-nomadic pastoralists who were living in the eastern Cape frontier. |
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