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The First Boer War (Afrikaans: Eerste Vryheidsoorlog, lit. ' First Freedom War '), was fought from 16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881 between the British Empire and Boers of the Transvaal (as the South African Republic was known while under British administration). [2]
The siege of Pretoria was a military engagement in the First Boer War, in which Boer forces laid siege to the British garrison at Pretoria.There was not much fighting in the siege, and the Boers had resorted to a strategy of just cutting off the British garrison, rather than attacking it.
The Pretoria Convention was the peace treaty that ended the First Boer War (16 December 1880 to 23 March 1881) between the Transvaal Boers and Great Britain. The treaty was signed in Pretoria on 3 August 1881, but was subject to ratification by the Volksraad within 3 months from the date of signature. The Volksraad first raised objections to a ...
The Battle of Majuba Hill on 27 February 1881 was the final and decisive battle of the First Boer War that was a resounding victory for the Boers.The British Major General Sir George Pomeroy Colley occupied the summit of the hill on the night of 26–27 February 1881.
The siege of Lydenburg was a siege carried out by South African Republican forces on British-occupied Lydenburg, between January and March 1881 during the First Boer War. Despite fierce British resistance, the Boers reclaimed the town following the British defeat at the end of the war. The siege lasted 84 days. [16] [17]
The siege of Rustenburg was a siege that took place between 1880 and 1881 during the First Boer War.Boer forces of the South African Republic carried out the siege on Rustenburg, a British-controlled city inside of the Transvaal Colony, and captured it after three months.
In 1881 the Boers rebelled and the First Anglo-Boer War ensued. [14] In this war, power was regained by the Boers, though any possibility of expansion and alliance was blocked by the British. [ 15 ] With the discovery of diamonds around 1885 in Griqualand, West Transvaal struggled with the Cape and the Free State for land, but to no avail.
The battle of Bronkhorstspruit was the first military action of the First Boer War, [2] and was a morale-boosting victory for the Boers. [44] In contrast, for the British, who had been dismissive of the military effectiveness of the Boers before the battle, [ 45 ] it was a humbling experience.