The Boer War (1914 film) — The Boer War is a 1914 film, directed by George Melford about the Second Boer War.Wars between Britain and the Dutch over land.Link*imdb title|id= 0003686|title=The Boer War (1914) … Wikipedia
the Boer War — UK / US a war fought in South Africa at the beginning of the 20th century in which the British defeated the Boers … English dictionary
Jan Smuts in the Boer War — See Second Boer War Jan Christiaan Smuts, OM (May 24, 1870 ndash; September 11, 1950) was a prominent South African and Commonwealth statesman and military leader. He served as a Boer General duning the Boer War, a British General during the… … Wikipedia
The Great Boer War — is a non fiction work on the Boer War by Arthur Conan Doyle and first published in 1900. By the end of the war in 1902 the book had been published in 16 editions, constantly revised by Doyle. The Introduction describes the book as:… … Wikipedia
Canadian Contingents in the Boer War — (1899 1902) Consisted of the Royal Canadian Infantry, Canadian Mounted Rifles, Royal Canadian Artillery, and Strathcona s Horse. The first contingent, which sailed for South Africa from Quebec, Oct. 30, 1899, numbered 1141. The second… … The makers of Canada
Boer War — /ˈbɔ wɔ/ (say baw waw) noun either of two wars fought between the British and the Boers in southern Africa. 1. a war in which Great Britain fought against the Transvaal and the province of Orange Free State, 1899–1902. 2. a war between Great… …
Boer War — Boer War, the also the South African War (1899 1902) a war in South Africa in which the British army successfully fought against two Boer ↑republics called the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, and made them part of the British Empire … Dictionary of contemporary English
Boer War, the — a war fought in South Africa at the beginning of the 20th century in which the British defeated the Boers … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Boer War — Boer′ War′ n. why a war in which Great Britain fought against the Transvaal and Orange Free State, 1899–1902 … From formal English to slang
Boer War — n. a war (1899 1902) in which Great Britain defeated the Boers of South Africa … English World dictionary
