Boer War

noun

1. a war in which Great Britain fought against the Transvaal and Orange Free State, 1899–1902.
2. a war between Great Britain and the Transvaal, 1880–81.

Boer War

noun

1. either of two conflicts between Britain and the South African Boers, the first (1880–1881) when the Boers sought to regain the independence given up for British aid against the Zulus, the second (1899–1902) when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain Also calledAnglo-Boer WarSouth African War

Boer War

1. A war between British and Dutch settlers ( Boers ) in what is now South Africa , fought from 1899 to 1902 and won by the British. The country was united in 1910.

Example Sentences

These are military and political debacles to rival the Boer War.

From The Daily Beast

During the Boer War, Canadians flocked to the colours to defend the British Empire.

From The Daily Beast

Milner was the chief British civil administrator in South Africa through the (bitterly controversial at home) Boer War.

From The Daily Beast

He is the eldest of five children; their father was killed in the Boer War, and the family is desperately poor.

From The Daily Beast

Since the days of the Boer War this word has been regularly used in English with this same meaning.

From Project Gutenberg

Some of these became very well known to English people in the Boer War.

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The policy of the Boer War is being tried on a vaster scale against Europe.

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Although the Boer War cost England much in lives, money, and prestige, its gain far overshadowed its cost.

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The first notable employment of the balloon by the British army occurred during the Boer War.

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