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.

Aliases (9)

Second Anglo-Boer War ×4
Anglo-Boer War ×2
Boer War ×2
South African War ×2
South African theatre of the Second Boer War ×2
Second Boer War campaigns in South Africa ×1
Sieges of the Second Boer War ×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	Anglo-Boer War → South African War →
belligerent	Boer republics → British Empire → Cape Colony → Natal Colony → Orange Free State → South African Republic → 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	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 →

Referenced by (109)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
3rd Infantry Division → Battle of Diamond Hill → Battle of Magersfontein → Battle of Sanna's Post → Battle of Tweebosch → Boer forces ("Second Anglo-Boer War") → British Expeditionary Forces → Canadian Army Medical Corps ("Boer War") → Christiaan de Wet → David Beatty → Douglas Haig → Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts → Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts → Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood → Henry Rawlinson → Horatio Herbert Kitchener → Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey → Koos de la Rey → London Scottish Regiment ("Boer War") → Lord Jellicoe → Lord Kitchener → Lord Trenchard → Nevil Macready → Royal Army Medical Corps → Royal Scots → Royal Warwickshire Regiment → Schalk Willem Burger → Scots Guards → Thomas Blamey → Transvaal → William Birdwood → William Marshall (British Army officer) → Winston Churchill →	conflict
Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough → J. B. M. Hertzog → King's Own Scottish Borderers → Middlesex Regiment → Natal → Royal Berkshire Regiment → Royal Winnipeg Rifles → Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger → The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada →	participatedIn
Jan Smuts → Koos de la Rey → Louis Botha → Paul Kruger →	participantIn
Battle of Diamond Hill → Battle of Sanna's Post → Battle of Tweebosch → Siege of Ladysmith →	partOf
6th Regiment of Foot → Grenadier Guards → Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor →	conflictParticipatedIn
Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey ("Second Anglo-Boer War") → Lord Roberts → Piet Joubert →	militaryConflict
Boer Wars ("South African War") → High Commissioner for Southern Africa → Maritz Rebellion (1914) →	relatedTo
Military history of the United Kingdom → Natal Colony → Victorian era →	significantEvent
Second Boer War ("South African War") → Second Boer War ("Anglo-Boer War") →	alsoKnownAs
Baron Roberts → Oom Paul →	associatedWith
Afrikaners → Jacoba Elizabeth Greeff →	associatedWithEvent
Battle of Diamond Hill ("South African theatre of the Second Boer War") → Battle of Magersfontein ("South African theatre of the Second Boer War") →	theatre
Infantry of the Line → Maxim machine gun →	usedInConflict
Flag of the South African Republic →	abolishedFollowing
Lion of the West ("Second Anglo-Boer War") →	associatedWithConflict
Christiaan de Wet ("Three Years War (1899–1902)") →	authored
Distinguished Service Order →	awardedDuring
Distinguished Service Order →	campaignUsage
Distinguished Conduct Medal →	campaignUse
Siege of Ladysmith ("Sieges of the Second Boer War") →	category
Lord Roberts →	childDiedIn
National War Memorial →	commemoratesConflict
Siege of Ladysmith →	conflictOf
Frank Norris →	coveredConflict
Treaty of Vereeniging →	endedConflict
British Army →	engagedIn
Irish Guards →	engagement
Orange Free State →	event
First Boer War →	followedBy
Lion of the West ("Second Anglo-Boer War") →	hasNotableUseDuring
Boer Wars →	hasPart
Newcastle, Natal ("Anglo-Boer War") →	hasStrategicImportance
Jacoba Elizabeth Greeff →	historicalContext
Irish Guards →	inceptionEvent
Afrikaner nationalism →	influencedBy
Ladysmith →	knownFor
Jameson Raid →	mainSubject
Arthur Conan Doyle →	militaryService
Lord Kitchener ("Second Boer War campaigns in South Africa") →	notableBattle
Lord Milner →	notableEvent
Horatio Herbert Kitchener →	notableWork
Battle of Tweebosch ("guerrilla phase of the Second Boer War") →	partOfCampaign
Winburg, Orange Free State →	partOfConflict
Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend →	servedIn
Manchester Regiment →	servedInConflict
3rd Infantry Division →	service
Jacoba Elizabeth Greeff →	spouseNotableFor
Flag of the South African Republic →	usedDuring
Battle of Tweebosch →	war
Vereeniging →	warEndedHere