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Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé at the Battle of Paardeberg.
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Second Boer War
1899–1902 war in South Africa
The Second Boer War, also known as the Boer War, Transvaal War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics over Britain's influence in Southern Africa.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Boers
Descendants of Afrikaners beyond the Cape Colony frontier
Boers are the descendants of the proto Afrikaans-speaking Free Burghers of the eastern Cape frontier in Southern Africa during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. From 1652 to 1795, the Dutch East India Company controlled the Dutch Cape Colony, which the United Kingdom…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Piet Cronjé
South African Boer general (1836–1911)
Pieter Arnoldus "Piet" Cronjé was a South African Boer general during the Anglo-Boer Wars of 1880–1881 and 1899–1902.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Paardeberg
1900 battle of the Second Boer War
The Battle of Paardeberg or Perdeberg was a major battle during the Second Anglo-Boer War. It was fought near Paardeberg Drift on the banks of the Modder River in the Orange Free State near Kimberley.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)