Boer Wars

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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-defense both within South Africa and against it. It includes the history of battles fought in the territories of modern South Africa in neighbouring territories, in both world wars and in modern international conflicts.

1899  WikimediaWikidata
Anglo-Boer wars; First Boer War; War of the Boers
warBritish Empire, South African Republic

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1899-10-11T00:00:00Z
1899-10-11T00:00:00Z
1899 Boer Wars
1818-04-01T00:00:00Z
1818-04-01T00:00:00Z
1817-01-01T00:00:00Z
1819-01-01T00:00:00Z
1817 — 1819 Ndwandwe–Zulu War
1858-01-01T00:00:00Z
1868-01-01T00:00:00Z
1858 — 1868 Free State–Basotho War
1865-01-01T00:00:00Z
1868-01-01T00:00:00Z
1879-01-01T00:00:00Z
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
1879 — 1915 South African Wars
1879-01-11T00:00:00Z
1879-07-04T00:00:00Z
1880-01-01T00:00:00Z
1881-01-01T00:00:00Z
1880 — 1881 Basuto Gun War
1899-10-23T00:00:00Z
1902-05-31T00:00:00Z
1899 — 1902 Second Boer War
1960-01-01T00:00:00Z
1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Boer War; hospital cooks preparing food in the open air. Hal Wellcome V0015598Boer War; hospital cooks preparing food in the open air. Hal Wellcome V0015598
Joseph Rosenthal with tent and cine camera during Second Boer WarJoseph Rosenthal with tent and cine camera during Second Boer War
A group of medals awarded to G Scorey, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), through the South Africa War and Great War. Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys), Regimental Museum, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, UK.A group of medals awarded to G Scorey, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), through the South Africa War and Great War. Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys), Regimental Museum, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, UK.
Diary of Sergeant George Charles Maidment Wellcome L0028910Diary of Sergeant George Charles Maidment Wellcome L0028910
Diary of Sergeant George Charles Maidment. Wellcome L0028913Diary of Sergeant George Charles Maidment. Wellcome L0028913
Fourteen Streams, a supply depot north of Kimberley. Dismounted men stand among cattle, around 1900.Fourteen Streams, a supply depot north of Kimberley. Dismounted men stand among cattle, around 1900.
Boer Doctors, RAMC; 1533-1-2 Wellcome L0023810Boer Doctors, RAMC; 1533-1-2 Wellcome L0023810
Boer Doctors Wellcome L0029547Boer Doctors Wellcome L0029547
Brooch, mourning (AM 2014.87.2-1)Brooch, mourning (AM 2014.87.2-1)
Mannen bij een gerepareerd kanon in Zuid-Afrika Long Tom weder hersteld (titel op object), RP-F-F00999-FUMannen bij een gerepareerd kanon in Zuid-Afrika Long Tom weder hersteld (titel op object), RP-F-F00999-FU
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
arearegion1910South Africasovereign state, countryWikidata
arearegion1910Union of South AfricaWikidata
eventarmed conflict1818Battle of Gqokli Hillbattle, Ndwandwe, Zulu KingdomWikidata
eventwar1817Ndwandwe–Zulu Warwar, Zulu Kingdom, NdwandweWikidata
eventwar1858Free State–Basotho WarwarWikidata
eventwar1865Second Boer War from BasutowarWikidata
eventwar1879South African Warswar, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, South African Republic, Zulu KingdomWikidata
eventwar1879Anglo-Zulu Warwar, British Empire, Zulu KingdomWikidata
eventwar1880Basuto Gun WarwarWikidata
eventwar1899Boer Warswar, British Empire, South African RepublicWikidata
eventwar1899Second Boer WarCanada, Australia, war, British Empire, British Raj, Louis Botha, Orange Free State, British Ceylon, Schalk Willem Burger, Joseph Chamberlain, Christiaan de Wet, South African Republic, Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner, Koos de la Rey, Piet Cronjé, Redvers Buller, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Paul Kruger, Piet Joubert, Martinus Theunis Steyn, Colony of New ZealandWikidata
eventwar1960Namibian War of Independencewar of national liberationWikidata
commonsimageBoer War; hospital cooks preparing food in the open air. Hal Wellcome V0015598 Commons
commonsimageJoseph Rosenthal with tent and cine camera during Second Boer War Commons
commonsimageA group of medals awarded to G Scorey, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), through the South Africa War and Great War. Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys), Regimental Museum, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, UK. Commons
commonsimageDiary of Sergeant George Charles Maidment Wellcome L0028910 Commons
commonsimageDiary of Sergeant George Charles Maidment. Wellcome L0028913 Commons
commonsimageFourteen Streams, a supply depot north of Kimberley. Dismounted men stand among cattle, around 1900. Commons
commonsimageBoer Doctors, RAMC; 1533-1-2 Wellcome L0023810 Commons
commonsimageBoer Doctors Wellcome L0029547 Commons
commonsimageBrooch, mourning (AM 2014.87.2-1) Commons
commonsimageMannen bij een gerepareerd kanon in Zuid-Afrika Long Tom weder hersteld (titel op object), RP-F-F00999-FU Commons