First Anglo-Boer War: Transvaal's Fight for Independence (opens in new tab)

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...