The Boer War
"Quarrel of the white people"
The First Boer War
- Boers are white Africans of Danish decent
- British annexation of Transvaal and Orange Free State
- Boer militia men used hit and run tactics
- 3 month long war
- Pretoria convention
British aggression
- Discovered gold in Witswatersrand
- Boers hired specialists
- Caused political unrest
Witwatersrand gold mine
Joseph Chamberlain
South Africa in 1899-1902
Stages of War
- Stage 1: Preemptive strike by the Boers
- Stage 2: British offensive
- Stage 3: Scorched Earth and Guerrilla Tactics
Affects on Boers
European Aftershocks
- Changed moral opinion of war
- Angered Germany and France
- Expansion of South Africa