There were really 2 Boer wars. The first one was commonly called the Transvaal War and was shorter than the second (1880-1881) The second one is more commonly known as the Boer War: 1. fought in 11th October 1899- 31st May 1902 2. It was between British Empire and the Boer republics of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State 3. A weapon used was the "pompom" I'm sorry that's all I've got.. :( hope I've helped...
The Principality of Orange was a feudal state in the Rhone valley from 1163 to 1713. It consisted of the city of Orange and the land around the city.
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The Orange Free State and the Transvaal were founded by boers.
Transvaal and the Orange Free State
They wanted the gold and diamonds in the Transvaal and the Orange Free State.
The two republics that established the Great Trek is the '' Transvaal'' and " The Orange Free State
The Boers left Cape Colony to begin the Orange Free State and Transvaal.
Britain won, afterwards the Treaty of Vereeniging was signed, making the Transvaal and the Orange Free State into British colonies.
Blacks and whites did not have equal rights
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.
Basically, Britain wanted to incorporate the Transvaal and the Orange Free State into a federation under British control. The Boers did not want to lose control. Negotiations between them failed and Transvaal and the Orange Free State declared war on Britain. The tensions at least partially, or perhaps mostly, had to do with gold mines in those areas.
The Boers or Boerevolk were the Dutch farmers or Afrikanners who created the Orange Free State and the Transvaal in Southern Africa and who did battle with the British Empire in the First and Second Boer Wars.
The Boer wars were two wars fought between Britain and the two independent boer republics, the Orange Free State and the South African Republic( Transvaal Republic).
Transvaal was a former province of South Africa, now divided into the provinces of Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and part of the North West province. It played a significant role in the country's history, particularly during the Boer Wars.