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The Second Boer War (Afrikaans: Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, lit. ' Second Freedom War ', 11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and Orange Free State) over the Empire's influence in Southern Africa.
The total South African casualties during the war was about 18,600 with over 12,452 killed – more than 4,600 in the European theatre alone. The Commonwealth War Graves commission has records of 9457 known South African War dead during World War I. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The British Empire is red on the map, at its zenith in ...
Maritz Rebellion. (1914–1915) South Africa. South African Republic. Government victory. Rebellion suppressed. Russian Civil War [2] (1918–1920) White Movement.
South African Wars (1879–1915) The South African Wars, including but also known as the Confederation Wars, were a series of wars that occurred in the southern portion of the African continent between 1879 and 1915. Ethnic, political, and social tensions between European colonial powers and indigenous Africans led to increasing hostilities ...
The First Boer War ( Afrikaans: Eerste Vryheidsoorlog, literally " First Freedom War "), was fought from 16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881 between the United Kingdom and Boers of the Transvaal (as the South African Republic was known while under British administration). [1] The war resulted in a Boer victory and eventual independence of the ...
v. t. e. During World War II, many South Africans saw military service. The Union of South Africa participated with other British Empire forces in battles in North Africa against Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps, and many South African pilots joined the Royal Air Force and fought against the Axis powers in the European theatre . A Sherman tank ...
The South African Border War, also known as the Namibian War of Independence, and sometimes denoted in South Africa as the Angolan Bush War, was a largely asymmetric conflict that occurred in Namibia (then South West Africa ), Zambia, and Angola from 26 August 1966 to 21 March 1990. It was fought between the South African Defence Force (SADF ...
Anglo-Zulu War (11 January – 4 July 1879) Battle of Isandlwana 22 January 1879. Battle of Rorke's Drift 22–23 January 1879. Battle of Intombe (also Intombi or Intombi River Drift) 12 March 1879. Battle of Hlobane 28 March 1879. Battle of Kambula 29 March 1879. Battle of Gingindlovu (uMgungundlovu) 2 April 1879.