Boer republics and Griqua states in Southern Africa, 19th century
The Boer republics (sometimes also referred to as Boer states) were independent, self-governing republics formed (especially in the last half of the 19th century) by Dutch-speaking inhabitants of the Cape Colony and their descendants. The founders – variously named Trekboers, Boers, and Voortrekkers – settled mainly in the middle, northern, north-eastern and eastern parts of present-day South Africa. Two of the Boer republics achieved international recognition and complete independence: the South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, ZAR; or Transvaal) and the Orange Free State. The republics did not provide for the separation of church and state, initially allowing only the Dutch Reformed Church, and later also other Protestant churches in the Calvinist (specifically Afrikaner) tradition. The republics came to an end after the Second Boer War of 1899–1902, which resulted in British annexation and later (in 1910) incorporation of their lands into the Union of South Africa.
The Boerrepublics (sometimes also referred to as Boer states) were independent, self-governing republics formed (especially in the last half of the 19th...
conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boerrepublics (the South African Republic and Orange Free State) over the Empire's influence in...
colonise in the Orange Free State, Transvaal (together known as the BoerRepublics), and to a lesser extent Natal. They emigrated from the Cape to live...
acknowledged two new BoerRepublics in a pair of treaties: the Sand River Convention of 1852 recognised the independence of the Transvaal Republic, and the Bloemfontein...
independent Boerrepublic in Southern Africa which existed from 1852 to 1902, when it was annexed into the British Empire as a result of the Second Boer War....
Great Trek, this system was used and remained in use in the Boerrepublics. Both republics issued commando laws, making commando service mandatory in times...
Great Trek occurred during which the Voortrekkers established several BoerRepublics in the interior of South Africa. The discoveries of diamonds and gold...
the start of World War I. It was led by Boers who supported the re-establishment of the South African Republic in the Transvaal. Many members of the South...
conflict between the British Empire and the Boerrepublics of southern Africa, led to the outbreak of the Second Boer War, which lasted from 11 October 1899...
Oranje Vrijstaat; Afrikaans: Oranje-Vrystaat) was an independent Boer sovereign republic under British suzerainty in Southern Africa during the second half...
to God the (Boer) Republics have the Scandinavian Corps to thank for the victory". Adolf Schiel led the German Corps and was one of the Boer leaders at...
independent Transvaal Republic following the discovery of gold in 1886. The limited rights granted to this group in the independent BoerRepublics was one of the...
not participate in the Great Trek or the subsequent founding of the Boerrepublics. Today, the Cape Dutch are credited with helping shape and promote a...
amongst others. In 1899, the British went to war once again with the BoerRepublics. After overcoming several initial setbacks, the British managed to take...
interest in the Boerrepublics, and the two Boer Wars resulted: The First Boer War (1880–1881) and the Second Boer War (1899–1902). The Boers won the first...
of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State as Boerrepublics and placed them within the British Empire. The Boers referred to the two wars...
During the Second Anglo-Boer War which lasted from 1899–1902, the British operated concentration camps in the South Africa Republic, Orange Free State, Natal...
The Republic of Zoutpansberg was a BoerRepublic in Northern South Africa from 1849 to 1864, when it incorporated into the South African Republic due...
self-government to the Transvaal (South African Republic) and the Orange Free State as British colonies. The Boerrepublics agreed to come under the sovereignty...
recognized in the Free Republic of the Netherlands and there was no intention to establish a republic. Republic of Graaff-Reinet Boerrepublics Cape Independence...
The Natalia Republic was a short-lived Boerrepublic founded in 1839 after a Voortrekker victory against the Zulus at the Battle of Blood River. The area...
overconfident about the chances of success in a military confrontation with the Boerrepublics and underprepared for a long-term conflict. British Prime Minister Lord...
animosities lingering after the Anglo-Boer War – the Afrikaner descendants of the Dutch settlers from the former BoerRepublics saw it as a British flag, and...
Park. The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 to 31 May 1902, between the British Empire and the two independent Boerrepublics of the Orange...
colonies of Cape Colony and Natal; and the two Boerrepublics of the Orange Free State and the South African Republic, more commonly referred to as the Transvaal...
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