8 7 0 ), ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁wars ▁( 1 8 5 6 – 6 8 ) ▁were ▁fought ▁with ▁the ▁Bo ers ▁who ▁had ▁settled ▁in ▁traditional ▁Bas oth o ▁lands . ▁ ▁These ▁wars ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁extensive ▁loss ▁of ▁land , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" L ost ▁Territ ory ". ▁ ▁A ▁treat y ▁was ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Bo ers ▁of ▁G ri qu aland ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁and ▁an ▁agreement ▁was ▁made ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁following ▁a ▁minor ▁war . ▁The ▁disput es ▁with ▁the ▁Bo ers ▁over ▁land , ▁however , ▁were ▁rev ived ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁with ▁Sen ek al ' s ▁War ▁and ▁again , ▁more ▁seriously , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁with ▁the ▁Seq iti ▁War . ▁The ▁Bo ers ▁had ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁military ▁success es , ▁killing ▁possibly ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁Bas oth o ▁soldiers , ▁and ▁an nex ed ▁an ▁exp anse ▁of ▁a rable ▁land ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁retain ▁following ▁a ▁treat y ▁at ▁Th aba ▁Bos iu . ▁ ▁Further ▁conflict ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁un success ful ▁attack ▁on ▁Th aba ▁Bos iu ▁and ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁Bo er ▁command ant , ▁Lou w ▁W ep ener , ▁but ▁by ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁much ▁of ▁Mos ho es ho e ' s ▁land ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁for tr esses ▁had ▁been ▁taken . ▁ ▁F