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Why Britain experienced difficulty in defeating the Boers in the period from 1800-1902

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The Boer guerrilla campaign proved difficult for the British to defeat, due in part to British unfamiliarity with guerrilla tactics and extensive support for the guerrillas among the civilian population in the Boer Republics.

Territorial changes: The Boer Republics are a...

Result: British victory: Collapse of South African ...

Date: 11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902 (2 years, ...

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