| Boer War | |
| —n | |
| Anglo-Boer War, Also called: South African War either of two conflicts between Britain and the South African Boers, the first (1880--1881) when the Boers sought to regain the independence given up for British aid against the Zulus, the second (1899--1902) when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain | |
A war between British and Dutch settlers (Boers) in what is now South Africa, fought from 1899 to 1902 and won by the British. The country was united in 1910.