There was a first and a second Boer War. The Third Boer War is still to come.
Boer war.
apartheid
The Transvaal Boers and the British
South African Border War happened in 1966.
South Africa became a Union
There never was a South African War! There were two Anglo Boer Wars and the Zulu wars.
south africa at the boer camps at Sandspruit and Volksrust
It was a war between the British, and the Dutch South African colonist.
The South African or Boer War was fought around 1903
The Boer wars were two wars fought between Britain and the two independent boer republics, the Orange Free State and the South African Republic( Transvaal Republic).
The first Boer War (Farmer's War) started on the 16th December 1880 and lasted until 23rd of March 1881 in South Africa. The result of the war was farmer's victory and British recognition of the South African Republic and Orange Free State.
Ron Bester has written: 'Boer rifles and carbines of the Anglo-Boer War' -- subject(s): Rifles, History, South African War, 1899-1902, Equipment and supplies
* Answer ** The First Boer war was mostly made up of isolated incidents to neutralize British garrisons within Transvaal, and then about three battles in the northern reaches of Natal to stop the British from sending aid to these forces. ** The Second Boer War (which is probably the one referred to) was fought mainly in the northern half of South Africa, though some raids to the south did take place during the guerrilla phase of the war.
South Africa
The first Anglo-Boer war was fought between the British and the Boers from ZAR in South Africa. The war was a war of independence against the British.
The Boer War was fought in South Africa.
Howard Clemens Hillegas has written: 'The Boers in war' -- subject(s): South African War, 1899-1902 'Oom Paul's people' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Afrikaners, History 'With the Boer Forces' 'The Boers in war; the story of the British-Boer war of 1899-1900, as seen from the Boer side, with a description of the men and methods of the republican armies' 'With the Boer Forces'