Boer War

American  

noun

1. a war in which Great Britain fought against the Transvaal and Orange Free State, 1899–1902.

2. a war between Great Britain and the Transvaal, 1880–81.

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Boer War British  

noun

1. Also called: Anglo-Boer War.   South African War.  either of two conflicts between Britain and the South African Boers, the first (1880–1881) when the Boers sought to regain the independence given up for British aid against the Zulus, the second (1899–1902) when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain

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Boer War Cultural  

1. A war between British and Dutch settlers (Boers) in what is now South Africa, fought from 1899 to 1902 and won by the British. The country was united in 1910.

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Boer War

Lengthy appendices compare its versions of episodes such as the Battle of Omdurman and the Boer War with earlier accounts Churchill gave to newspapers and magazines such as Cosmopolitan and Strand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026

The tradition began more than 100 years ago, when Queen Victoria decreed that Irish regiments wear a sprig of shamrock in honour of the soldiers who fought in South Africa during the Second Boer War.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2023

That was in 1900, when a 26-year-old Winston Churchill was on a lecture tour, recounting his exploits during the Boer War.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 9, 2022

He wanted to go and find it; Monty, a veteran of the Boer War and a son of a wealthy politician, had the connections and credibility to make it happen.

From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2021

He came from the prairies, where he had tamed countless mustangs for the British cavalry’s effort in the Boer War.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand