What was the course of Ying Bu War?

The Ying Bu War began when transvaal province refused to give British immigrants the right to vote. 1in the autumn of 899, Britain began to gather troops near the border between the Boers and China. In order to prevent the British invasion, the Boers declared war on Britain on18991kloc-0/October 1 1 and launched a military operation. The Boer army used the militia system to supplement its men. Once the war breaks out, all men aged 65,438+06 ~ 60 are required to report to the meeting place with horses, rifles, spare bullets and food. If the economy is in trouble, the government will issue weapons and equipment. The two Boer nationalities established a coalition of 40,000 to 45,000 people, equipped with rifles, 40 machine guns and 80 rapid-fire guns purchased from Germany. The allied forces were under the command of General Joubert. Bohr's army has high morale and strict discipline. At the beginning of the war, there were about 30,000 British soldiers. It used the recruitment system to supplement its troops, with outdated weapons, poor training and lax discipline, so it was defeated by the Boer army many times in the early days of the war.

1899 10, Boer troops captured Newcastle and Glencoe and surrounded Reddy Smith, Ma Fujing and Kimberly. Boer troops used dispersed formation when attacking, shooting accurately, and being good at using terrain to build field fortifications. The British army, on the other hand, adopted a dense formation, which was neither maneuverable nor disguised in combat, causing heavy casualties. However, in order to besiege the castle, the Boer army occupied the basic forces, which greatly weakened the offensive ability and enabled the British army to gather troops.

By the end of 1900, there were more than 200,000 British troops. In February, General Roberts led the British army to attack and lifted the siege of Boer troops on several cities. In March, he occupied bloemfontein, the capital of Orange, and on May 3, Kloc-0, he occupied Pretoria, the capital of transvaal province.

Since then, these two republics have become British colonies. But the war didn't end there. In the same year, in June+10, 5438, the Boer army of about 20,000 people led by Boda and Dewit turned into a small "commando" and launched a tenacious guerrilla war. However, the efforts made by the Boer army were weakened by their own colonial attitude towards the local blacks. Therefore, their anti-British struggle did not win the sympathy and support of the indigenous people. In order to destroy the resistance of guerrillas, the British command department expanded the army to 250 thousand, adopted the "scorched earth" tactic, and widely established the distribution system of launching points. 1902 On May 3 1 day, the Boers were forced to sign a peace treaty, recognizing Transvaal and Orange as part of Britain.