Second Boer War

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South African war colonial war conflict war

The Second Boer War was a late 19th–early 20th century conflict in South Africa between the British Empire and the Boer republics, notable for its guerrilla warfare, concentration camps, and role in shaping modern South African and British imperial history.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Second Boer War canonical	385
Second Anglo-Boer War	13
South African War	7
Anglo-Boer War	6
Boer War	2
Second Boer War period	2
South African theatre of the Second Boer War	2
Battles of the Second Boer War	1
Second Boer War campaigns in South Africa	1
Second Boer War era	1
Second Boer War operations in South Africa	1
Sieges of the Second Boer War	1
South African War (1899–1902)	1
Three Years War (1899–1902)	1
guerrilla phase of the Second Boer War	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	South African war ⓘ colonial war ⓘ conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Second Boer War ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Boer War Second Boer War ⓘ surface form: South African War
belligerent	Transvaal ⓘ surface form: Boer republics British Empire ⓘ Cape Colony ⓘ Natal Colony ⓘ Free State ⓘ surface form: Orange Free State Transvaal ⓘ surface form: South African Republic United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ surface form: United Kingdom
cause	conflict between Boer independence and British suzerainty ⓘ disputes over control of gold and diamond resources ⓘ tensions over British imperial expansion in southern Africa ⓘ
civilianImpact	displacement of Boer and African civilians ⓘ high civilian casualties in concentration camps ⓘ
combatantCommander	Christiaan de Wet ⓘ Koos de la Rey ⓘ Lord Kitchener ⓘ Lord Roberts ⓘ Louis Botha ⓘ Paul Kruger ⓘ
consequence	annexation of Boer republics by the British Empire ⓘ creation of the Union of South Africa in 1910 ⓘ expansion of British control in southern Africa ⓘ
endCause	Treaty of Vereeniging ⓘ
endDate	1902-05-31 ⓘ
followedBy	formation of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
influenced	British public opinion on imperialism ⓘ development of Afrikaner nationalism in South Africa ⓘ later policies of racial segregation in South Africa ⓘ reforms in the British Army ⓘ
involvedMilitaryInnovation	early use of wireless telegraphy ⓘ extensive use of trench warfare and entrenchments ⓘ use of armoured trains ⓘ use of modern magazine rifles ⓘ
location	Free State ⓘ surface form: Orange Free State South Africa ⓘ Transvaal ⓘ
notableFor	guerrilla warfare ⓘ impact on British imperial policy ⓘ role in shaping Afrikaner nationalism ⓘ scorched earth tactics ⓘ use of concentration camps ⓘ
partOf	history of South Africa ⓘ history of the British Empire ⓘ
precededBy	First Boer War ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ Treaty of Vereeniging ⓘ
startDate	1899-10-11 ⓘ
timePeriod	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of Vereeniging ⓘ

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