Any info is most welcome.
2007-02-03 03:52:49 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
the boers,DUTCH SETTLERS FOUGHT THE BRITISH COLONIALIST FOR TERRITORY IN SOUTH AFRICA at the exspense of the indigenous population. LF
2007-02-03 03:58:34 · answer #1 · answered by lefang 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the Boers war from 1899 till 1902
the British empire was after the goldmines in Transvaal and vrij staat Oranje the ex Dutch Boer republics.
Of course the Boers weren't very happy with this and a war was started to defend there land
In this war the Boers who where excellent gun men give the army of the empire some bloody lessons ( use of trenches, camouflage etc. ) This lessons learned the hard way the britische troops will put them to use in the first WW .
At the end the britische troops win but first they had to lock up a major part of the population ( women and children ) in to concentration camps so the Boer troops ( called commando's ) had to give up because they couldn't find any aid more in the country
2007-02-03 05:12:41 · answer #2 · answered by general De Witte 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
On February 28, 1900 Major Birdwood and the XI Bengal Lancers crossed the Tugela and ended the siege of Ladysmith on it's 118th day.
2007-02-03 12:01:41 · answer #3 · answered by WMD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋