| 1. | a war in which Great Britain fought against the Transvaal and Orange Free State, 1899–1902. |
| 2. | a war between Great Britain and the Transvaal, 1880–81. |
| Boer War n. A war fought from 1899 to 1902 between an alliance of the Boer governments of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State on the one hand and Great Britain on the other, over the sovereignty and commercial rights in these lands. The war ended with British victory. |
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.