The Boer war was the war between the British Empire and the Boers of Transvaal and the Orange free state. The Boers were the descendants of the original Dutch settlers of Southern Africa. The British took control of the dutch cape colony in 1806 during the Napoleonic wars. In 1833 the boars founded the republics of Transvaal and the orange free state.
The full-scale war between the British and the Boer began in 1900. When the British annexed their territories. The Boers took to guerrilla fighting, they were destroyed by the British. By 1902 the British had crushed the Boer resistance and a treaty was signed on 31st May of the same year. The treaty recognized the British military administration over Transvaal and The orange free states and later the Union of British south Africa was founded.
"<span>the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand" is thought to be the spark that lit the powder-keg </span>of war at the beginning of the 20th century. A dense web of alliances was set off from this shooting.
