First Boer War

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colonial war military conflict war

The First Boer War was an 1880–1881 conflict in which Boer settlers successfully resisted British control in the Transvaal, leading to a brief restoration of Boer independence in South Africa.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
First Anglo-Boer War	2
First Boer–British conflicts in Natal	1
Transvaal Rebellion theatre of the First Boer War	1
Transvaal War	1
Transvaal War of Independence	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial war ⓘ military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	First Boer War ⓘ surface form: First Anglo-Boer War First Boer War ⓘ surface form: Transvaal War
cause	Boer resistance to British annexation of Transvaal ⓘ British annexation of Transvaal in 1877 ⓘ
combatant	Boer forces ⓘ surface form: Boer commandos British Army ⓘ
commandedBy	Paul Kruger ⓘ Piet Joubert ⓘ Sir Evelyn Wood ⓘ Sir George Pomeroy Colley ⓘ
conflictIn	Boer Wars ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Boer Wars
countryInvolved	Transvaal ⓘ surface form: South African Republic (Transvaal) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
endDate	1881-03-23 ⓘ
followedBy	Second Boer War ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Victorian era ⓘ Age of Imperialism ⓘ surface form: age of New Imperialism
involvedEthnicGroup	Afrikaners ⓘ British settlers ⓘ
location	South Africa ⓘ Transvaal ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Bronkhorstspruit ⓘ Battle of Laing's Nek ⓘ Battle of Majuba Hill ⓘ Battle of Schuinshoogte ⓘ
opponent	Boer settlers ⓘ British colonial administration ⓘ
partOf	history of South Africa ⓘ history of the British Empire ⓘ
precededBy	British annexation of the Transvaal ⓘ
primaryBelligerent	Boer forces ⓘ surface form: Boers Transvaal ⓘ surface form: South African Republic United Kingdom ⓘ
region	Southern Africa ⓘ
relatedTo	Orange Free State ⓘ Transvaal ⓘ surface form: South African Republic Transvaal ⓘ
result	Boer victory ⓘ British recognition of Transvaal internal autonomy ⓘ restoration of limited Boer self-government ⓘ
significantOutcome	strengthening of Boer nationalism ⓘ temporary limitation of British expansion in Transvaal ⓘ
startDate	1880-12-16 ⓘ
treaty	London Convention ⓘ Treaty of Pretoria (1881) ⓘ surface form: Pretoria Convention

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

First Boer War → alsoKnownAs → First Boer War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Transvaal War

First Boer War → alsoKnownAs → First Boer War ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Anglo-Boer War

Afrikaners → associatedWithEvent → First Boer War ⓘ

Battle of Bronkhorstspruit → conflict → First Boer War ⓘ

Battle of Laing's Nek → conflict → First Boer War ⓘ

Battle of Majuba Hill → conflict → First Boer War ⓘ

Battle of Schuinshoogte → conflict → First Boer War ⓘ

Boer forces → conflict → First Boer War ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Anglo-Boer War

Christiaan de Wet → conflict → First Boer War ⓘ

Jacobus → conflict → First Boer War ⓘ

subject surface form: Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey

Koos de la Rey → conflict → First Boer War ⓘ

Schalk Willem Burger → conflict → First Boer War ⓘ

Transvaal → conflict → First Boer War ⓘ

Treaty of Pretoria (1881) → endedConflict → First Boer War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Transvaal War of Independence

Boer Wars → hasPart → First Boer War ⓘ

Piet Joubert → militaryConflict → First Boer War ⓘ

Battle of Bronkhorstspruit → partOf → First Boer War ⓘ

Battle of Laing's Nek → partOf → First Boer War ⓘ

Battle of Majuba Hill → partOf → First Boer War ⓘ

Battle of Schuinshoogte → partOf → First Boer War ⓘ

Andries Pretorius → participantIn → First Boer War ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Boer–British conflicts in Natal

Koos → participantIn → First Boer War ⓘ

subject surface form: Koos de la Rey

Paul Kruger → participantIn → First Boer War ⓘ

Stephanus → participatedIn → First Boer War ⓘ

subject surface form: Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger

Second Boer War → precededBy → First Boer War ⓘ

Sand River Convention → precedesEvent → First Boer War ⓘ

London Convention → relatedTo → First Boer War ⓘ

subject surface form: London Convention (1884)

Battle of Majuba Hill → theatre → First Boer War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Transvaal Rebellion theatre of the First Boer War

Flag of the South African Republic → usedDuring → First Boer War ⓘ