South African Wars

The South African Wars, including but also known as the Confederation Wars, were a series of wars that occurred in the southern portion of the African continent between 1879 and 1915. Ethnic, political, and social tensions between European colonial powers and indigenous Africans led to increasing hostilities, culminating in a series of wars and revolts, which had lasting repercussions on the entire region. A key factor behind the growth of these tensions was the pursuit of commerce and resources, both by countries and individuals, especially following the discoveries of gold in the region in 1862 and diamonds in 1867.

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1879 — 1915  Wikidata
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1879 — 1915 South African Wars

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1818 Battle of Gqokli Hill

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1817 — 1819 Ndwandwe–Zulu War

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1858 — 1868 Free State–Basotho War

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1865 — 1868 Second Boer War from Basuto

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1879 Anglo-Zulu War

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1880 — 1881 Basuto Gun War

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1899 Boer Wars

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1899 — 1902 Second Boer War

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1960 — 1989 Namibian War of Independence

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• The Situation in South Africa - article in Problems of Empire, English

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1910	South Africa	sovereign state, country	Wikidata
area	region	1910	Union of South Africa		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1818	Battle of Gqokli Hill	battle, Ndwandwe, Zulu Kingdom	Wikidata
event	war	1817	Ndwandwe–Zulu War	war, Zulu Kingdom, Ndwandwe	Wikidata
event	war	1858	Free State–Basotho War	war	Wikidata
event	war	1865	Second Boer War from Basuto	war	Wikidata
event	war	1879	South African Wars	war, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, South African Republic, Zulu Kingdom	Wikidata
event	war	1879	Anglo-Zulu War	war, British Empire, Zulu Kingdom	Wikidata
event	war	1880	Basuto Gun War	war	Wikidata
event	war	1899	Boer Wars	war, British Empire, South African Republic	Wikidata
event	war	1899	Second Boer War	Canada, 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 Zealand	Wikidata
event	war	1960	Namibian War of Independence	war of national liberation	Wikidata