HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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French and British
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The joined forces of Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire against Russia
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Dutch and British
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British and Zulus
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Detailed explanation-1: -The two new republics lived peaceably with their British neighbors until 1867, when the discovery of diamonds and gold in the region made conflict between the Boer states and Britain inevitable. Minor fighting with Britain began in the 1890s, and in October 1899 full-scale war ensued.
Detailed explanation-2: -But gold, and diamonds, also fueled the Second Boer War, one of the most destructive armed conflicts in Africa’s history. The war resulted in the deaths of nearly 100, 000 people, including tens of thousands of Boer women and children who died in British concentration camps.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The Boer Wars were fought between British and Dutch settlers of the South African Transvaal. The Dutch were known as “Boers” from the word for “farmer.” Their ancestors had settled in the Cape area from the 1650s onwards.