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The First Boer War (Afrikaans: Eerste Vryheidsoorlog, lit. ' First Freedom War '), was fought from 16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881 between the British Empire and Boers of the Transvaal (as the South African Republic was known while under British administration). [2]
The siege of Rustenburg was a siege that took place between 1880 and 1881 during the First Boer War.Boer forces of the South African Republic carried out the siege on Rustenburg, a British-controlled city inside of the Transvaal Colony, and captured it after three months.
The siege of Lydenburg was a siege carried out by South African Republican forces on British-occupied Lydenburg, between January and March 1881 during the First Boer War. Despite fierce British resistance, the Boers reclaimed the town following the British defeat at the end of the war. The siege lasted 84 days. [16] [17]
The Battle of Majuba Hill on 27 February 1881 was the final and decisive battle of the First Boer War that was a resounding victory for the Boers.The British Major General Sir George Pomeroy Colley occupied the summit of the hill on the night of 26–27 February 1881.
The battle of Bronkhorstspruit was the first military action of the First Boer War, [2] and was a morale-boosting victory for the Boers. [44] In contrast, for the British, who had been dismissive of the military effectiveness of the Boers before the battle, [ 45 ] it was a humbling experience.
The siege of Pretoria was a military engagement in the First Boer War, in which Boer forces laid siege to the British garrison at Pretoria.There was not much fighting in the siege, and the Boers had resorted to a strategy of just cutting off the British garrison, rather than attacking it.
The siege of Marabastad was a siege of Fort Marabastad, in present day Limpopo, South Africa, carried out by the Boer Republic of Transvaal, starting on 11 January 1881, and ending with British surrender on 2 April 1881. [2] It took place during the First Boer War, during which Boer forces besieged several British garrisons across the country.
This category is for First Boer War (1880−1881), fought in the South African Republic (1856−1902) (also known as Transvaal), an area within present-day South Africa The main article for this category is First Boer War .