Canada was a dominion of Great Britain, so some of the troops sent by the British to Africa were from Canada. There were also Irish troops and, I think, Australian and New Zealand troops as well. The British were having a difficulty time fighting the Boers so they eventually sent more troops which might be why Canadians had to go. Or maybe they just had to go.
The boer war was sparked by
The first Boer War began in 1880 and ended in 1881.
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.
They both involved Canada and Britain. In the Boer war, Britain wanted Canada to send troops to help them out. Wilfred Laurier, the prime minister of Canada, as a compromise to the imperialists and the nationalists in the country, decided to send one thousand volunteer troops. In the Alaska Boundary Dispute between Canada and the United States, Britain chose two Canadians and one British judge. The deciding voter, the British Lord Alverstone, chose to move the US border closer to the coastline, but not close enough for Canada to have control over the Lynn canal. Canadians were unhappy with the result.
the British won the Boer war; both of them.
The Boer War was fought in South Africa and Canada wasn't involved.
The French-speaking nationalists did. An example of one is Henri Bourassa, who resigned from Parliament in protest over the Boer war.
First Boer War: Britain vs Transvaal Second Boer War: Britain and the colonies including Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Canada, Australia and New Zealand against Transvaal and Orange Free State.
The boer war was sparked by
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There was a first and a second Boer War. The Third Boer War is still to come.
the boer war started in 1980
Because he served in the Boer war and was Canada's minister of Militia and Defence
A sense of loyalty to the Mother country was a big motivating factor.
The first Boer War began in 1880 and ended in 1881.
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1 person fort in the Boer war