Boers - Wikipedia 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 Force (colloquially known as Boere) and Army, Afrikaners, or white South Africans generally
Boer | History, Culture Traditions | Britannica 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 of the Boers are commonly referred to as Afrikaners
Who Are the Boers? (with picture) - PublicPeople 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 "farmer," and it should come as no surprise to learn that many of the Boers were Dutch Protestants
Boer - Encyclopedia. com 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 Good Hope [2] in what was formerly Cape Province [3]
Welcome to Menger Creek Ranch! Menger Creek Ranch is located in Boerne, Texas about 30 miles North of San Antonio in the Heart of the Texas Hill Country We have been breeding Boer Goats since 1993 Our herd has come along way from our first Boer Goats
The Rise and Fall of the Orange Free State and Transvaal in Southern . . . The Orange Free State and the Transvaal (officially the South African Republic) were independent countries in southern Africa in the 19th century established largely by Dutch Afrikaans-speaking settlers known as the Boers (Boer translates to “farmer” in Dutch)
Boer Wars - New World Encyclopedia The Boer Wars were fought between British and Dutch settlers of the South African Transvaal The Dutch were known as "Boers" from the word for "farmer " Their ancestors had settled in the Cape area from the 1650s onwards From 1828, many trekked to the Transvaal with the express purpose of avoiding British rule
Second Boer War - Wikipedia ' Second Freedom War ', 11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Transvaal War, [9] Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and Orange Free State) over Britain's influence in Southern Africa
South Africa - Boer Consolidation, Union, Apartheid | Britannica South Africa - Boer Consolidation, Union, Apartheid: Faced with these unprofitable conflicts, the British temporarily withdrew from the southern African interior, and the Transvaal and Orange Free State Boers gained independence through the Sand River and Bloemfontein conventions (1852 and 1854, respectively)