The South African War

Where?

When?

Why?

Who?

Transvaal

South African Republic

Orange Free State

Great Britain

1899

Today was the day the South African War started

June 1902

July 1900- May 1902

• The Boer War started with the British Empire and Dutch Settlers

•  Britain took possession of the Dutch cape in the colony in 1806
• in 1833, The Boers began a journey to the South African Tribal Territory
•  The Republic of Transvaal and Orange Free State were found in 1867
• The discovery of diamonds and gold in the region made a conflict with the Boer states and Britain inevitable
• When Canada wanted to fight in the Boer War French Canadians didn't want Canada to fight in a war half way across the world

• South Africa spilt into two in the 19th century
• The Boers had one side of South Africa and  the English had the other side
• The Boers discovered gold and diamond on their side
• The English found out and war broke out
• The Boers soldiers  hid in mountains when they came to attack
• The English destroyed the Boers village and kidnapped their families
• Women and children were put in concentration camps
• More than 25,000 women and children died from famine and disease there
• In 1902 Boers surrendered
• At least 22,000 English soldiers , 34,000 Boer soldiers and 15,000 African helpers had died
• The Boers and English joined forces
• They formed a government in 1910
• 87% of all the land of South Africa went to the white people and only 13% went to the Africans

• British reputations suffered badly due to the concentration camps and their inability to defeat 60,000 farmers
• The treaty of Vereeniging is signed in 1902 to end the war, Vereeniging is a treaty that ended the second Boer war signed with the Republic of Orange Free State and the British Empire
• South Africa expands from the cape to Zambezi
• The colonies formed into the union of south Africa
• In the war there were 12 nurses that helped