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Second Boer War

1899 CE – 1902 CE · 3 years

Britain fought the Boer republics for control of South Africa. The British used scorched earth tactics and concentration camps, killing tens of thousands of Boer civilians before achieving victory.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • British Empire
  • Boer republics (Transvaal & Orange Free State)

Key moments

Defining events in the Second Boer War.

  1. 1899–1900 Siege of Ladysmith
  2. 1899–1900 Siege of Mafeking
  3. 1900 Battle of Spion Kop

Elsewhere in Africa at the time

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3000 BCE – still standing

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Somaliland Campaign (Dervish War)

1899 CE – 1920 CE

Landmark · Africa

Rwenzori Mountains

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Oyo

Attested 1492 CE – 1900 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1899 CE and 1902 CE.

1899 CE Somaliland Campaign (Dervish War) 1899 CE Wadai War (French Conquest of Chad) 1899 CE Boxer Rebellion 1899 CE Philippine-American War 1899 CE Thousand Days' War (Colombia)

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing central Asian khanates Polity 1530 CE – 1900 CE Tea Horse Road Trade route · East Asia 700 CE – 1950 CE Queen Victoria Figure · United Kingdom 1819 CE – 1901 CE Boxer Rebellion Conflict · East Asia 1899 CE – 1901 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing
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