Boer wars - were the boer republics already british colonies before the wars....

Question: Boer wars - were the boer republics already british colonies before the wars!.!.!.!.

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Bow - - - Ur = = = a strange word and as for the Boer Colonies they were quasi independent before Britain decided to enforce their rule over the region!. AT first the Boer (descendants of Dutch Colonists) were successful in declaring their independence and establishing their own rule but then Britain came back with a vengeance and squashed what they considered a rebellion!. This is one of those topics wherein a British Historian will tell you that the region was always under British Rule and that the Boers were 'traitors,' and other historians will give the Boer credit for having been Independent!. Naturally the rights of the Native Africans have always been ignored and their role in the matters makes matters more complicated!. See article below for some sort of clarity!.

http://www!.geocities!.com/militaf/bh/boer!.!.!.
"""THE Transvaal and Orange Free State republics were established in the 1840s by Dutch colonists ("Boers") from the Cape, who did not want to continue living under British rule!. In 1902, after a 3-year-long war, Britain gained control of the republics, which were incorporated into the Union of South Africa in 1910!. ""

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Firstly they were not republics!.

The story goes like this:

Dutch and German traders came to the southern tip of Africa - settled and began to trade

The British arrived and did the same - only they brought along their military!.

The resulting tension between the British Imperial desire for South Africa and the Boer people (German Dutch people who had lived in S!.A!. for several generations) caused the Boer's to declare they were independant countries with soveriegn rights!. Problem was they were simply not strong enough to expel the British forces!.

So to simply answer your question - the land where the Boer's lived was already a part of the British empire - however these people were trying to do something similar to the Americans and declare independance; it didnt work

Just on how to pronounce - Boer is pronounced B-ore (similar to "sometimes my lecturer is such a bore")Www@QuestionHome@Com