South Africa and the Transvaal War:

Name: South Africa and the Transvaal War:
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ISBN: 9780559099175

ISBN-10: 0559099177

ISBN-13: 9780559099175

Edition: 2009

Authors: Louis Creswicke

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The First Boer War also known as the Transvaal War, was fought from December 16, 1880 until March 23, 1881. It was the first clash between the British and the Transvaal Boers. It was precipitated by Sir Theophilus Shepstone who annexed the South African Republic (Transvaal Republic) for the British in 1877. The British consolidated their power over most of the colonies of South Africa in 1879 after the Anglo-Zulu War. The Boers protested and in December 1880 they revolted. The Second Boer War (1899-1902), by contrast, was a lengthy war involving large numbers of troops from many British possessions, which ended with the conversion of the Boer republics into British colonies, with a promise…

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List price: $32.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Bibliolife
Binding: Cloth Text
Pages: 308
Language: English