1899 ⟶ Second Boer War Begins

1899–1902: Second Boer War begins; British victory.
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⚔️ British Invasion of Zululand

Anglo-Zulu War in South Africa.⟶
British Invasion of Zululand (1879)
ColonialismBritish EmpireImperialismMilitary HistoryConflictIndigenous Resistance
United KingdomUnited KingdomSouth AfricaSouth Africa

⚔️ First Boer War Begins

1880–1881: the First Boer War.⟶
First Boer War Begins (1880)
WarfareColonialismImperialismBritish EmpireMilitary ConflictBattle
South AfricaSouth AfricaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚔️ Second Boer War Begins

1899–1902: Second Boer War begins; British victory.⟶
Second Boer War Begins (1899)
WarfareColonialismImperialismBritish EmpireMilitary Conflict
United KingdomUnited KingdomSouth AfricaSouth Africa

💔 Emily Hobhouse Reports on British Concentration Camps in South Africa

June: Emily Hobhouse reports on the poor conditions in 45 British internment camps for Boer women and children in South Africa.⟶
Emily Hobhouse Reports on British Concentration Camps in South Africa (1901)
Concentration CampsHumanitarian CrisisBritish EmpireImperialismColonialism
South AfricaSouth AfricaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚔️ Second Boer War Ends with British Victory

May 31: Second Boer War ends in British victory.⟶
Second Boer War Ends with British Victory (1902)
WarfareImperialismColonialismBritish EmpireMilitary HistoryConflict
United KingdomUnited KingdomSouth AfricaSouth AfricaNetherlandsNetherlands