WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Boers, also known as Afrikaners, were the descendants of the original Dutch settlers who came to South Africa in the 17th century. Zulus, a migrant people from the north, also came to southern Africa during the 17th century, settling around the Tugela River region.

Detailed explanation-2: -The South African War was fought between Britain and the self-governing Afrikaner (Boer) colonies of the South African Republic (the Transvaal) and the Orange Free State.

Detailed explanation-3: -Battle of Blood River, also called Battle of Ncome River, (December 16, 1838), battle between the Zulu and the Voortrekker Boers in South Africa. Its proximate cause was a clash over land rights in Natal and the massacre of Voortrekkers by the Zulu king Dingane.

Detailed explanation-4: -Paul Kruger, original name Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, byname Oom (“Uncle”) Paul, (born Oct. 10, 1825, Cradock district, Cape Colony-died July 14, 1904, Clarens, Switz.), farmer, soldier, and statesman, noted in South African history as the builder of the Afrikaner nation.