In short
Britain and the Boer republics-independent states in South Africa ruled by Dutch settlers-went to war in 1899 over control of the region's gold and political power. The conflict lasted three years, killed roughly 26,000 people, and ended with British victory, cementing imperial dominance over Southern Africa.
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The Second Boer War, also known as the Boer War, Transvaal War, Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the Boer republics over Britain's influence in Southern Africa.
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