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	The Boer Wars - Introduction
		There were two Boer wars, one ran from 16 December 1880 - 23 March 1881 and the second from 9 October 1899 - 31 May 1902 both between the British and the settlers of Dutch origin (called Boere, Afrikaners or Voortrekkers) who lived in South Africa.
		The Boers dressed in earthtone khaki clothes, whereas the British uniforms were bright red, a stark contrast to the African landscape, which enabled the Boers to easily snipe British troops from a distance.
		The Boers were able to successfully besiege the British garrisons in the towns of Ladysmith, Mafeking (defended by troops headed by Robert Baden-Powell) and Kimberley and inflicted three separate defeats on the British in one week, December 10 to 15, 1899.
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	Second Boer War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Second Boer War, also known as the South African War (outside of South Africa), the Anglo-Boer War (among some South Africans) and in Afrikaans as the Anglo-Boereoorlog or Tweede Vryheidsoorlog (Second War of Independence), was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902.
		The war was fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics of the Orange Free State and the South African Republic (Transvaal Republic).
		War was declared on 11 October 1899 and the Boers struck first by invading Cape Colony and Natal Colony between October 1899 and January 1900.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Second_Boer_War (4960 words)

	Boer War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There were two Boer Wars: the First (1880-1881) and the Second (1899-1902).
		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 Boers and were mainly the descendants of generations of semi-nomadic pastoralists who were living in the eastern Cape frontier.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boer_War (156 words)

	The Boer War
		The Boer Wars was the name given to the South African Wars of 1880-1 and 1899-1902, that were fought between the British and the descendants of the Dutch settlers (Boers) in Africa.
		After the first Boer War William Gladstone granted the Boers self-government in the Transvaal.
		Although the Boers only had 88,000 soldiers, led by the outstanding soldiers such as Louis Botha, and Jan Smuts, the Boers were able to successfully besiege the British garrisons at Ladysmith, Mafeking and Kimberley.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /WARboer.htm (704 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Boer War
		There were two Boer wars, one from December 16,1880-March 23,1881 and the second from October 11, 1899-May 311902 both between the British and the settlers of Dutch origin (called Boers, Afrikaners or Voortrekkers) in South Africa that put an end to the two independent republics that they had founded.
		The war highlighted the dangers of Britain's policy of "splendid isolation." The 1900 UK general election, also known as the "Khaki election", was called by the Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, on the back of recent British victories.
		The consequence of public disquiet over the conduct of the war was the result of the 1906 General Election — the Liberal Party's landslide victory — when the Conservatives lost 246 Members of Parliament, leaving it with 156, and the Liberals gained 216 to give it 399.
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	Boers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Boer interpretation of the bible led them to believe that the fls were inferior and morally flawed, and that there was nothing wrong in using them as slaves on their farms.
		As a result, the Boers became a pioneer group who developed tactics of warfare against the fls which relied heavily on their horse riding and rifle shooting skills, skills which became part of their tradition and which was to be of prime importance in their wars both with the native fls and the British.
		The Boer War marked a transition between warfare of the 19th century to warfare of the 20th century.
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	boerwar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Boer Wars were two wars fought in South Africa between the United Kingdom (UK) and the Boers, people mainly of Dutch descent.
		This war is usually known in the United Kingdom as the Boer War.
		The First Boer War broke out when the UK tried to unite its South African colonies of the Cape and Natal, with the Boer republics of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, to form a federation.
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	Boer Wars (2) 1898-1902 - by IAN KNIGHT
		On 11 October 1899 the Second Boer War between the British and the Boers began.
		The war saw the most powerful professional army in the world pitted against the unconventional tactics of the undisciplined Boers.
		Although the Boers were finally forced to surrender in May 1902 the war had taken its toll on their opponents who lost some 8,000 troops killed in action with a further 13,000 dying from disease.
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	Wikinfo \| Boer War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		After a British force under George Pomeroy-Collery was heavily defeated at the Battle of Majuba Hill in February 1881 the British government of Gladstone gave the Boers self-government in the Transvaal under a theoretical British oversight.
		The Boers were able to successfully besiege the British garrisons in the towns of Ladysmith, Mafeking (defended by troops headed by Robert Baden-Powell) and Kimberley and inflicted three separate defeats on the British in one week, December 10 to 15, 1899.
		Boer units fought for two more years as guerrillas, the British, now under the command of Lord Kitchener, responded by constructing blockhouses, destroying farms and confiscating food to prevent them from falling into Boer hands and placing Boer civilians in concentration camps.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Boer_War (545 words)

	The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Boer War, by Thomas Pakenham, pp 105-123.
		Jameson's Raid: The Prelude to the Boer War.
		Colonel the Comte de Villebois-Mareuil was a distinguished French volunteer in the Boer War.
	www.au.af.mil /au/aul/bibs/boer/boerwr.htm (1781 words)

	Boer War Art prints
		During the Second Boer War, a Boer Force led by General Koch, were attacked by a British force under General French, consisting of three battalions of Infantry and 5 squadrons of Cavalry.
		The Boer War was brutal, racially explosive, and it took the greatest empire in the world nearly three years to beat a Boer army smaller than the population of Brighton.
		The Boer War catapulted the world into the twentieth century, prefigring the worst excesses of modern conflicts: the indiscriminate bombing of civilians, scorched earth, rape, concentration camps.
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	Boer
		South African War - South African War or Boer War,1899–1902, war of the South African Republic (Transvaal) and...
		Boer prisoner of war art: Fransjohan Pretorius explains why the Boer War of 1899-1902 was a period of sustained and spontaneous creation of folk art, one of the most productive and creative times in the cultural history of the Afrikaner.
		The "hysterical" Emily Hobhouse and Boer war concentration camp controversy.
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	BBC - History - The Boer War 1899 - 1902 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In December 1880, the Boers of the Transvaal revolted against British rule, defeated an imperial force and forced the British government, under Gladstone, to recognise their independence.
		Massive British and imperial forces were deployed and, under the leadership of Kitchener, concentration camps were used to house Boer resisters and their families.
		The peace of Vereeniging in May 1902 annexed the Boer Republics of Transvaal and the Orange Free State to the British Empire (which, in 1910, became part of the Union of South Africa).
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/timelines/britain/vic_boer_war.shtml (210 words)

	Boer Wars
		Boer War, 1899-1902, war of the South African Republic (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State against Great Britain.
		Boer War memorials in the world, build a list of those named, and encourage the preservation...
		Boer War Memorial Statue This memorial statue is a...
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	Boer War
		The Boers, were determined to preserve their power and they denied the foreigners political rights.
		The Boers declared war on the British in 1899.
		The Boers won victories in the early stages of the war, but in 1890 the British brought in more troops and captured the capitals of the two republics.
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	war and social upheaval: the Boer Wars children Penkops
		The Boer War was fought entirely in southern Africa.
		As a result it was mostly Boer children that were affected by the War.
		There were Boer child soldiers who fought the British during the Boer War.
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	Boer Wars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		BOER WAR JOHN / Judd D and Surridge K 352p.
		BOER WAR, The/Sibbald(ed)Based on war reports by THE TIMES correspondents.
		WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1900- reprint of the German general staff history.
	www.caliverbooks.com /colonial/cal_col_f.htm (436 words)

	British Army Victorian Militaria: Zulu Wars and Boer War Helmets)
		During the Zulu war, the helmet was worn both with and without the regimental plates shown below.
		The khaki version of the white helmet described above, made famous by the "gentlemen in khaki" during the Boer War.
		It continued in use through the Gallipoli and Middle East campaigns of World War I, and could still be seen in rear areas during World War II.
	www.militaryheritage.com /zuluwar.htm (436 words)

	Boer Wars
		The Boer War: London to Ladysmith Via Pretoria and Ian Hamilton's March
		Genocide in German South-West Africa: The Colonial War of 1904-1908 and Its Aftermath
		Aspects of the Boer War: Boers and Horsemen
	www.afcd.co.uk /Boer-Wars-1_772170_1 (99 words)

	Excite France - Boer Wars > Wars and Conflicts > Nineteenth Century > By Time Period > History > Society (Web-Catalogue)
		An effort to record, catalogue and photograph all Anglo-Boer War memorials in the world, build a list of thsoe named on the memorials, and encourage the preservation and study of the memorials.
		The 1899-1902 diary of Alfred Collett, written on the field during the 2nd Anglo-Boer War.
		The effects of the war on this Eastern Cape harbour town.
	www.excite.fr /directory/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Nineteenth_Century/Wars_and_Conflicts/Boer_Wars (411 words)

	Excite UK - Society - History - By Time Period - Nineteenth Century - Wars and Conflicts - Boer Wars
		Details of the men found on the Cambridgeshire Boer War Memorial.
		Eye-witness account of a soldier''s life in active service the Second Boer War, written by a private in the 9th Foot.
		This site contains the war diary of Private A.G. Garrish, a particpant in the South African (Boer) War from January 1900 to June 1901.
	www.excite.co.uk /directory/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Nineteenth_Century/Wars_and_Conflicts/Boer_Wars (419 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Historians trace war heroes
		The soldiers died in the Crimean, Zulu and Boer wars
		Mr Wray said 1,000 of the 25,000 men killed in the Zulu War were from The Potteries, in north Staffordshire.
		He said another 4,000 were killed in the Boer War.
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	Slouch-hat.com.au :: Australian Army Military History :: Books, Maps&Others Publications
		A companion volume to the Zulu and Boer Wars Encyclopedia, with 491 entries covering the major personalities and actions of the Boxer Uprising in China, with particular emphasis on the three Australian naval contingents, but also covering British, French, Italian, Japanese, American, German, Russian and Chinese involvement.
		Diamantina is Australia’s largest World War II survivor and the last of over 200 River class and variant frigates the Allies built during that conflict.
		Built in Queensland, HMAS Diamantina went to war at Bougainville in 1945, then was the venue for the Japanese surrenders at Nauru and Ocean Island.
	www.slouch-hat.com.au /html/publications.htm (2339 words)

	Reading List - Australians in the Boer War
		Ronald J. Austin, The Australian illustrated encyclopedia of the Zulu and Boer Wars (McCrae, Vic: Slouch Hat Publications, 1999).
		Max Chamberlain and Robin Droogleever, The war with Johnny Boer Australians in the Boer War.
		Craig Wilcox, The Boer War: Australians and the war in South Africa, 1899-1902, Research guide 9 (Canberra: National Archives of Australia, 1999).
	www.awm.gov.au /research/bibliographies/boer.htm (615 words)

	Amazon.com: Boer Commando: An Afrikaner Journal of the Boer War: Books: Deneys Reitz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This is an incredible story of the adventures that a young commando endured during the boer wars.
		This account of the Boer War is informative yet very personal.
		The memoirs of a soldier in the unsuccesfull war of independence that the Transvaal and Free State Republics in Southern Africa fought against the British Empire at the turn of the century.
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	The Boer War
		After gold and diamonds were discovered in the Transvaal, tensions between native Boers and British "uitlanders," aggravated by guerilla raids and the repressive policies of the British Governor of the Cape, became more intense.
		After the Boers attacked Cape Colony and Natal in October 1899, the second war, which lasted until 1902, was underway.
		British forces at Ladysmith, Mafeking, and Kimberley were surrounded and besieged until relieved by counter-attacks by forces under Roberts, the British commander-in-chief who had been the hero of the Indian mutiny.
	www.victorianweb.org /history/hist1.html (187 words)

	15mm Victorian Era Miniature Ranges
		Tactical Edge will be casting and distributing the Frontier ranges of figures, and is making an apperance at Cold Wars in March of 2004.
		Hovels has a line of Pony Wars miniatures as well as sets of structures for Rorke's Drift and Middle Eastern battles.
		There are individual listings for the Boer War and Italian Colonial ranges.
	www.paleotechnic.com /victorian/15mm_minis.shtml (707 words)

	eBay - british boer, Prints, Militaria items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Anglo-Boer Wars the British and the Afrikaners 181
		Boer War - 1900 - British Troops at Orange River
		BOER WAR AFRICA CRONJE PAGET BRITISH BAYONETS 1900
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