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"Scorched earth" policies (burning homes and farms so that they had no food) and concentration camps.

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Q: What did the british use against boers in the secind boer war?
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The boers were descendants of?

In the Boer Wars the British fought against the Boers, who were descended mainly from Dutch settlers and also from some French and German Protestants.


What was the long term significance of the boer war?

It emphasized how Britain had abused the Empire, and showed that the Boers were skilled opponents, as they were but a handfull of recruited civilians, and militia groups. It also brought racial issues to light, and brought to the public's attention, the mistreatment of black people over white. Oh no it didn't !Yes, the Boers were skilled fighters against the British in South Africa. They did their best to defend what they saw as theirs, but the very idea of it being anything to do with the idea of racial equality of Black & White is plainly nonsense ! The Boers were victors in several battles, notably in Black Week: Stormberg, Magersfontein & Colenso in 1899. But that does not alter one salient fact: The British won ! It is a truism that the British only win one battle, the last one ! The Boer War however is notable for one bad thing in Warfare, the Concentration Camp, & yes, the British were the first to use it in the internment of Boer civillians. But no, before you get too irate, the British did not murder millions..... however it is an example in Warfare of how effective armed struggle can be against a powerful, sophisticated occupying force. Although the Boers had to resort in the final days to geurrilla tactics against the British it was inevitable the British would be dominant unless the Boers had assistance from another power. Germany was the obvious candidate but they declined to become involved in a war far from home against the British, then pre eminent in world affairs.


What are some of the origins or causes of the Anglo-Boer War?

British restrictions had been placed on the Northern expansion of theBoers in an effort to placate the native African population who were atthis time resisting any European expansion. The Boers resisted and defiedBritish rule and continued their Northern expansion. The power struggleevolved and progressed until serious hostilities eupted.The war was caused by British greed (Transvaal goldfields),the refusal of the Boer Republics to grant immigrants citizenship,the continuous improvement of relations between the republics and Germany.The strengthening of the Boer Republics economy also threatens British supremacy and an over aggressive Lord Millner


Who was the British Leader in the Boer War?

Lord Salisbury


Match the stages of the Anglo-Boer War in chronological order?

The Boer Offensive The British Response Guerrilla Warfare

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The Anglo-Boer War was fought between who?

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 boers were descendants of?

In the Boer Wars the British fought against the Boers, who were descended mainly from Dutch settlers and also from some French and German Protestants.


Who was the Anglo Boer war fought between?

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.


Who war apart of the boer war?

The British won the Boer War against the Afrikaners (Boers) in 1902, after the Boers surrendered because at that point already more than 28000 of they're women and children died in Brittish concentration camps.


What was the war in South Africa between the British and the Boers called?

The Boer War


What two countries were fighting in the Boer war?

The war was between the Transvaal Boers and the British


What countries were involved in the Boer War?

The Transvaal Boers and the British


Was The Boer War fought between British and Boers over control of mines in the Transvaal?

yes


What not an origin or cause of the Anglo-Boer war?

The Boers taking the Orange Free State away from the British.


How many countries participated in the boer war?

The British Vs the Boers, Dutch settlers in South Africa.


What war was Breaker Morant involved in?

The Boer War, between the British and the Boers (Dutch colonists) in South Africa.


What wa the an origin or cause of the Anglo-Boer war?

The Boers taking the Orange Free State away from the British.