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External Web sites
- Historynet.com - Second Boer War
- New Zealand History - South African War
- New Zealand History - South African War Resource on the country's involvement in the Boer war (1899-1902). Provides a historical background, and information on victims, and the role of women, Mäori aborigines, and cavalry. Also contains pictures and audio clips.
- Spartacus Educational - The Boer War
Britannica Web sites
Articles from Britannica encyclopedias for elementary and high school students.
- South African War - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11)
In the South African War (also called the Boer War or the Second Boer War), British and Boer forces fought for control of what is now South Africa. The war lasted from 1899 to 1902. It ended in victory for the British.
- Boer War - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope was colonized in the 17th century by Dutch Boers (farmers). The Boers used African slaves on their farms. Britain occupied the Cape during the Napoleonic wars and took complete control after the Congress of Vienna. Slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire in 1833. Many of the Boers then decided that they could no longer live under British rule. They began moving northward and soon established two independent republics-the Transvaal and the Orange Free State.