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.
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In Canada, there were two opinions on this: from the imperialists and nationalists. The imperialists believed that yes, Canada should send troops to help the empire. Some of their reasons included that they had a responsibility, and Canada might soon need Britain's help to sort of the Alaska Boundary Dispute. The nationalists believed that no, Canada should have nothing to do with it, because they didn't understand why Canada should take part in a war that had nothing to do with them directly.
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.