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Boers

descendants of the Dutch settlers in the Dutch Cape Colony

10 dated entries naming Boers, drawn from 9 separate years between 1838 CE and 1902 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Boer in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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19th century

  • 1838December 16 – Battle of Blood River: The Boers win a decisive victory over the Zulus.source
  • 1842June 4 – In South Africa, hunter Dick King rides into a British military base in Grahamstown, to warn that the Boers have besieged Durban (he had left 11 days earlier). The British army dispatches a relief force.source
  • 1881August 3 – The Pretoria Convention peace treaty is signed, officially ending the war between the Boers and Britain.source
  • 1882July 26 – Boers establish the republic of Stellaland in southern Africa.source
  • 1885September 30 – A British force abolishes the Boer republic of Stellaland, and adds it to British Bechuanaland.source
  • 1896January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end as Jameson surrenders to the Boers.source
  • 1900January 6 – Second Boer War: Boers attempt to end the Siege of Ladysmith, which leads to the Battle of Platrand.source
  • 1900February 8 – Second Boer War: British troops defeat the Boers at Ladysmith, South Africa.source

20th century

  • 1901February 26 – The Middelburg peace conference fails in South Africa, as Boers continue to demand autonomy.source
  • 1902March 7 – Second Boer War: Battle of Tweebosch – South African Boers win their last battle over the British Army, with the capture of a British general and 200 of his men.source

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