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Second Boer War

Second Boer War
Part of the Boer Wars
Boers at Spion Kop, 1900 - Project Gutenberg eText 16462.jpg
Boer militiamen at Spionkop
Date 11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902
(2 years, 7 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Location South Africa, Swaziland
Result British Empire victory
Territorial
changes
British administration over The Orange Free State and the Transvaal in accordance with the Treaty of Vereeniging
Belligerents

United Kingdom British Empire

 Orange Free State
 South African Republic
Voortrekker flag.svg Cape Boers

Commanders and leaders

United Kingdom Lord Salisbury
United Kingdom Joseph Chamberlain

United Kingdom Lord Milner
United Kingdom Lord Roberts
United Kingdom Sir Redvers Buller
United Kingdom Lord Kitchener
South African Republic Paul Kruger
South African Republic Louis Botha
South African Republic Schalk W. Burger
South African Republic Koos de la Rey
Orange Free State Martinus Steyn
Orange Free State Christiaan de Wet
South African Republic Piet Cronjé (POW)
South African Republic Piet Joubert
Strength
British Regulars:
347,000
Colonial Forces:
103,000–153,000
25,000 Transvaal and 15,000 Free State Boers at the start of the war, plus foreign volunteers and Cape Boers
Casualties and losses
Military casualties:
22,000 died (7,882 in combat
14,210 died of disease)
934 missing
22,828 wounded

Military casualties:
6,000 killed (24,000 Boer prisoners sent overseas)

Civilian casualties: 27,927 Boer civilians died in concentration camps, along with 20,000 black Africans of the 115,000 interned

United Kingdom British Empire

 Orange Free State
 South African Republic
Voortrekker flag.svg Cape Boers

United Kingdom Lord Salisbury
United Kingdom Joseph Chamberlain


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