The South African Boer War

SEP 25, 202031 MIN
How and Why History

The South African Boer War

SEP 25, 202031 MIN

Description

From 1899 to 1902, a bloody war was fought between the British Empire and two independent Boer states – the Republic of Transvaal and the Orange Free State – over the Empire's influence in South Africa.&nbsp;&nbsp;But how and why did the war come about?&nbsp;&nbsp;How did the Boers achieve initial success?&nbsp;&nbsp;Why did the British set up concentration camps?&nbsp;&nbsp;Rob Weinberg asks the big questions about this complex conflict to Dr Stephen&nbsp;Badsey, Professor of Conflict Studies at the University of Wolverhampton.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>