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eventREF E-0011219Revised

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The Anglo Boer War

Date
7 Feb 1901
Updated
22 Aug 2019
The Anglo Boer War

Britain sends 30 000 additional troops to South Africa in the Anglo-Boer War (now called the South African War). Initially, the British government thought that the war would last only weeks. This was largely because they underestimated the resilience of the Boers to defend their autonomy from being usurped by the British government. Instead of lasting for a few weeks the war dragged on for four years.  

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The Anglo Boer War. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011219

South African History Online (2011) 'The Anglo Boer War', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011219 (Accessed: 22 September 2026).

South African History Online, The Anglo Boer War [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011219, (accessed 22 September 2026).

"The Anglo Boer War." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011219. Accessed 22 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "The Anglo Boer War." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011219.

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