Boer Wars
The Boer Wars were two wars that were fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics, the Oranje Vrijstaat and the Republiek van Transvaal. The first war took place between 1880 to 1881 and it was a rebellion of Boers against British rule in the Transvaal while the second war took place from 1899 to 1902 which ended with the switch of the Boer republics into British colonies. It arose from disputes over British rule and eventually led to marginal independence for the Boers. The first Boer War was marginally successful, ending with the British quietly conducting a settlement that gave the Boers independence with only nominal lip service paid to the authority of the Crown in an effort to allow the British to withdraw "with minimum embarrassment". The second Boer War appeared to have erupted from more British control issues over Transvaal. The Boers would settle for more negotiations this time, but the second phase was most notable for the Boer's desperate use of guerrilla tactics to fend off their enemies. A notable individual would be Herbert Kitchener, the leader of the British army during the second war who pushed the Boers toward negotiations.
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