What the records say
- When
- 20 Dec 1880 – 23 Mar 1881
- Kind
- War
- Deaths
- 441
- Coordinates
- 25.00° S, 30.00° E
- Description
- military conflict in South Africa (1880–1881)
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
First Boer War
1880–1881 war in South Africa
The First Boer War, also known as the Transvaal War, was fought from 16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881 between the United Kingdom and Boers of the Transvaal. The war resulted in a Boer victory and eventual independence of the South African Republic. The war is also known as the First Anglo–Boer War, the Transvaal War or the Transvaal Rebellion.
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The source
Includes 9 events
- Action at Bronkhorstspruit20 Dec 1880 · Battle
- Siege of Rustenburg27 Dec 1880 · Siege
- Siege of Lydenburg6 Jan 1881 · Siege
- Siege of Marabastad11 Jan 1881 · Siege
- Battle of Elandsfontein16 Jan 1881 · Battle
- Battle of Laing's Nek28 Jan 1881 · Battle
- Battle of Schuinshoogte8 Feb 1881 · Battle
- Battle of Rooihuiskraal12 Feb 1881 · Battle
- Majuba Hill27 Feb 1881 · Battle
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- Battle of Rorke's Drift22 Jan 1879 · Battle
- Zungeni Mountain skirmish1879 · Battle
- Battle of Isandlwana22 Jan 1879 · Battle