the Boer War
/ðə ˌbɔː ˈwɔː(r)/
/ðə ˌbɔːr ˈwɔːr/
(British English) (also the South African War)
- a war (1899-1902) between the British and the Boers, Dutch farmers who had settled in southern Africa. The Boers had established two independent republics (Transvaal and Orange Free State) in what is now South Africa, and the British wanted to control the whole region. The British won, but only after much bitter fighting.
布尔战争：英国人和定居在南部非洲的荷兰农民布尔人之间的战争（1899-1902年）。布尔人在现在的南非建立了两个独立的共和国（德兰士瓦州和奥兰治自由州），英国人想控制整个地区。英国人赢得了胜利，但经过激烈的战斗。