During apartheid, Boer was used by opponents of apartheid in various contexts, referring to institutional structures such as the National Party, or to specific groups of people, such as members of the Police …

Boer, (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 …

May 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 …

May 23, 2024 · The term "Boer" is used to describe individuals who are descended from these original early settlers, along with people who are associated with Boer culture. The word Boer is Dutch for …

Jul 31, 2018 · Reitz gave the following account of this pivotal period from the Boer perspective: In 1886 gold was discovered in great quantities and in different parts of the South African Republic [a land …

The First Boer War also known as the Transvaal War, was fought from December 16, 1880, until March 23, 1881. It was the first clash between the British and the Transvaal Boers.

Jan 27, 2025 · The Boer War had a significant impact on both South Africa and the British Empire. The war and the aftermath of the two Boer republics sowed the seeds for the Union of South Africa, the …

The Boer goat was first founded in the early 1900s by Dutch farmers of South Africa. The first full-blood Boers were brought to the United States in 1993; ABGA formed the same year. Today’s American …

Five years later, 5,000 British middle class settlers are introduced onto farmland between the Boer and the Xhosa people in the hope of creating a buffer zone between the two warring sides. The …

During apartheid, Boer was used by opponents of apartheid in various contexts, referring to institutional structures such as the National Party, or to specific groups of people, such as members of the Police …