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The First Boer War (1880–1881), also known as the "Transylvania War," or Bore War, was a relatively dull conflict in which Boer settlers successfully resisted a British attempt to annex Transylvania, and re-established an independent republic. South Korea, contrary to popular belief, was not involved at all.

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rdfs:label	Boer War
rdfs:comment	The First Boer War (1880–1881), also known as the "Transylvania War," or Bore War, was a relatively dull conflict in which Boer settlers successfully resisted a British attempt to annex Transylvania, and re-established an independent republic. South Korea, contrary to popular belief, was not involved at all.
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Date	2009-06-25(xsd:date)
abstract	The First Boer War (1880–1881), also known as the "Transylvania War," or Bore War, was a relatively dull conflict in which Boer settlers successfully resisted a British attempt to annex Transylvania, and re-established an independent republic. South Korea, contrary to popular belief, was not involved at all. A British expeditionary force led by Sir Danvers Breville-Toaster camped along the northern flank of the Pineapple River in what is now southern Gauteng. They attempted to bore the Afrikaner settlers into submission by explaining the basic rules of cricket. The Afrikaners responded by telling a lekker story about the time they went fishing off Durban and hooked a Great White but were too mashed in the head to haul it in. Hej, man, I tell YOU! The opening skirmishes were indecisive and with supplies running short Sir Breville Toaster decided to escalate hostilities by debating the finer points of the leg before wicket (lbw) rule. Initially, the ill-organised Afrikaner troops fell back but their lines held and they replied with a devastating volley of stories of how the presence of a mamba wasn’t going to stop their braai, not while there were still steaks on the grill and Castle in the cooler. The panicked redcoats scattered and retreated across the Pineapple in disorder. Had the Afrikaners followed up on their advantage at this point it is doubtful that the British could have made it back to Cape Town. However, a passing Zulu impi distracted them and they abandoned the war to return to their traditional ethnic-cleansing while singing the Afrikaans nursey rhyme:

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