Boers - Wikipedia
WEBBoers ( / bʊərz / BOORZ; Afrikaans: Boere ( [ˈbuːrə]) are the descendants of the proto Afrikaans -speaking Free Burghers of the eastern Cape frontier [2] in Southern Africa during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
Boer | History, Culture & Traditions | Britannica
WEBBoer, (Dutch: “husbandman,” or “farmer”), a South African of Dutch, German, or Huguenot descent, especially one of the early settlers of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. Today, descendants of the Boers are commonly referred to as Afrikaners. In 1652 the Dutch East India Company charged Jan
Boer War begins in South Africa - HISTORY
WEBFeb 9, 2010 · October | 11. The South African Boer War begins between the British Empire and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State. The Boers, also known as Afrikaners, were the descendants of...
Boer republics - Wikipedia
WEBBoer republics and Griqua states in Southern Africa, 19th century. The Boer republics (sometimes also referred to as Boer states) were independent, self-governing republics formed (especially in the last half of the 19th century) by Dutch -speaking inhabitants of the Cape Colony and their descendants. The founders – variously named Trekboers ...
Afrikaner (Boer) Identity | Facing History & Ourselves
WEBJul 31, 2018 · Afrikaner Identity. Examine the tension between two white European groups in South Africa, the Afrikaners (formerly Boers) and the English, in Afrikaner politician Francis Reitz’s A Century of Wrong . Last Updated: July 31, 2018. facebook sharing. x sharing.
BBC - History - The Boer Wars
WEBMar 29, 2011 · For the British they were the Boer Wars, for the Boers, the Wars of Independence. Many Afrikaaners today refer to them as the Anglo-Boer Wars to denote the official warring parties. The...
Boers - Wikiwand
WEBBoers are the descendants of the proto Afrikaans-speaking Free Burghers of the eastern Cape frontier in Southern Africa during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. From 1652 to 1795, the Dutch East India Company controlled Dutch Cape Colony, but the United Kingdom incorporated it into the British Empire in 1806.
Boer - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
WEBThe Boers were Europeans who settled in southern Africa beginning in the 1600s. Boer means “farmer” in Dutch, and most Boers were farmers with roots in the Netherlands. The descendants of the Boers are called Afrikaners, a term …
Great Trek | Boer migration, Voortrekkers, Cape Colony
WEBGreat Trek, the emigration of some 12,000 to 14,000 Boers from Cape Colony in South Africa between 1835 and the early 1840s, in rebellion against the policies of the British government and in search of fresh pasturelands. The Great Trek is regarded by Afrikaners as a central event of their.
Boer | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 14, 2018 · Boer (bŏŏr, bôr) [Du.,=farmer], inhabitant of South Africa [1] of Dutch or French Huguenot descent. Boers are also known as Afrikaners. They first settled (1652) near the Cape of Good Hope [2] in what was formerly Cape Province [3].
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