It is also known variously as the Boer War , Anglo-Boer War , or South African War .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Paardeberg or Perdeberg ( `` Horse Mountain '' ) was a major battle Hostile_encounter during the Second Anglo-Boer War Hostile_encounter .

This was the end of the war in the Western Transvaal and also the last major battle of the Anglo-Boer War .

Both the Fitzroy back-pocket Stan Reid and the Essendon full-forward Charlie Moore would later die Death in South Africa in active service Rite during the Anglo-Boer War ; Moore on 5 May 1901 , and Reid on 23 June 1901 .