1902Second Boer War Ends with British Victory

May 31: Second Boer War ends in British victory.
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⚔️ British Takeover of Dutch Colonies in Ceylon and South Africa

The British eject the Dutch from Ceylon and South Africa.
British Takeover of Dutch Colonies in Ceylon and South Africa (1796)
British EmpireDutch EmpireColonialismMilitary HistoryNapoleonic WarsImperialismCeylonCape ColonyEast India CompanyWarfare
Sri LankaSri LankaSouth AfricaSouth AfricaNetherlandsNetherlandsUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚔️ 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

⚔️ 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