The Colonial Conference of 1902 followed the conclusion of the Boer War and was held on the occasion of the coronation of Edward VII .

The Second Boer War ( 11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902 ) was fought Hostile_encounter between the British Empire and two Boer states , the South African Republic ( Republic of Transvaal ) and the Orange Free State , over the Empire 's influence in South Africa .

The Second Boer War ( 11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902 ) was fought Hostile_encounter between the British Empire and two Boer states , the South African Republic ( Republic of Transvaal ) and the Orange Free State , over the Empire 's influence in South Africa .

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

Initial Boer attacks were successful , and although British reinforcements later reversed Change these , the war continued for years with Boer guerrilla warfare , until harsh British counter-measures brought Bringing the Boers to terms .

Initial Boer attacks were successful , and although British reinforcements later reversed Change these , the war continued for years with Boer guerrilla warfare , until harsh British counter-measures brought Bringing the Boers to terms .

They relieved Cure the three besieged cities , and invaded Attack the two Boer republics in late 1900 .

Inside the British Empire there also was significant opposition to the Second Boer War .

As guerrillas without uniforms , the Boer fighters easily blended Cause_to_amalgamate into the farmlands , which provided Supply hiding places , supplies , and horses .

British mounted Connect infantry units systematically tracked Recording down the highly mobile Boer guerrilla units .

The army of Boer General Piet Cronjé was retreating Escaping from its entrenched position at Magersfontein towards Bloemfontein after its lines of communication were cut Removing by Major General John French , whose cavalry had recently outflanked Besieging the Boer position to relieve Kimberley .

The army of Boer General Piet Cronjé was retreating Escaping from its entrenched position at Magersfontein towards Bloemfontein after its lines of communication were cut Removing by Major General John French , whose cavalry had recently outflanked Besieging the Boer position to relieve Kimberley .

Cronjé 's slow-moving Self_motion column was intercepted Preventing_or_letting by French at Paardeberg , where the Boer general eventually surrendered Surrendering after a prolonged Change_event_time siege Besieging , having fought Hostile_encounter off an attempted direct assault Attack by Lieutenant General Horatio Kitchener .

The Battle of Rooiwal was an engagement Hostile_encounter of the Second Boer War .

It took place Process_start on 11 April 1902 and resulted in Causation a victory Getting by a British force commanded Control by Colonel Robert Kekewich over a Boer commando led by Generals Ferdinandus Jacobus Potgieter and Jan Kemp .

The action consisted of a Boer attack Attack on horseback on an entrenched British hillside position in the valley of Rooiwal , near Klerksdorp in the Western Transvaal .

By 1902 , there were roughly 3,000 Boer guerrillas operating Being_in_operation in Western Transvaal .

There were three separate Boer commandos under the overall command of De La Rey .

By this time , many Boer fighters had surrendered Surrendering and some were now working Employment for the British as scouts .

Their situation was very difficult as the British had stripped Removing the veld of food and supplies and had systematically burned Destroying Boer farms and homes to deny Statement the guerrillas shelter .

The first such sweep in the spring of 1902 lasted Being_in_operation from 23 March to 30 March , but produced Causation few results in terms of destroying Destroying the Boer commandos .

Following Lord Carnarvon 's successful introduction Creating of federation in Canada , it was thought that similar political effort , coupled Cause_to_amalgamate with military Military_operation campaigns Military_operation , might succeed with the African kingdoms , tribal areas and Boer republics in South Africa .

The Battle Military_operation of Majuba Hill ( near Volksrust , South Africa ) on 27 February 1881 was the final and decisive battle Military_operation of the First Boer War Military_operation .

The hill was not considered to be scalable by the Boers , for military purposes , and hence it may have been Colley 's attempt to emphasise Statement British power and strike fear into the Boer camp .

Lord Methuen failed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to perform adequate reconnaissance Patrolling in preparation for the impending battle Hostile_encounter , and was unaware that Boer `` Vecht-generaal '' ( Combat General ) De la Rey had entrenched his forces at the foot of the hills rather than the forward slopes as was the accepted practice .

The Highland Brigade suffered Confronting_problem the worst casualties , while on the Boer side , the Scandinavian Corps was destroyed Destroying .

The battle Hostile_encounter was the second of three battles Hostile_encounter during what became Becoming known as the Black Week of the Second Boer War Military_operation .