The First Anglo-Boer War (aka Transvaal War, 1880-1) was a conflict between Britain and the Boer Republic of Transvaal in Southern Africa. The Boers were fighting for their independence after the British takeover of Transvaal in 1877. The Boers won the war, defeating the British army in several encounters thanks to superior Boer marksmanship and poor generalship on the part of the British. The peace settlement restored Transvaal's independence, but the rivalry would continue and finally break out in violence once again in the much larger Second Boer War (1899-1902).
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Dec 1880 - Feb 1881The First Anglo-Boer War (aka Transvaal War). The Boers win and regain independence for Transvaal.
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20 Dec 1880The Boers defeat the British at the Battle of Bronkhorst Spruit.
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28 Jan 1881The Boers defeat the British at the Battle of Laing’s Nek.
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27 Feb 1881The Boers defeat the British at the Battle of Majuba Hill in northern Natal.
