▁Dutch ▁far mers , ▁or ▁tre k bo ers , ▁migr ated ▁in land ▁from ▁the ▁southern ▁coast ▁and ▁confront ed ▁the ▁X h osa ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁X h osa ▁Wars ▁( 1 7 7 9 – 1 8 7 9 ) ▁that ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁X h osa . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁inter - A fr ican ▁conflict ▁during ▁the ▁N d wand we - Z ulu ▁War ▁( 1 8 1 7 – 1 8 1 9 ) ▁and ▁the ▁M f ec ane ▁( 1 8 5 – 1 8 3 5 ) ▁with ▁the ▁triumph ▁of ▁the ▁Z ulu . ▁The ▁Bo ers ▁and ▁Z ulus ▁confront ed ▁each ▁other ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ital eni ▁( 1 8 3 8 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Blood ▁River ▁( 1 8 3 8 ), ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁Z ulu , ▁although ▁the ▁Z ulu ▁state ▁continued ▁to ▁surv ive ▁until ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lo - Z ulu ▁War ▁( 1 8 7 9 ). ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁fought ▁and ▁were ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁Bo ers ▁during ▁the ▁Bo er ▁republic s ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁Bo er ▁War ▁( 1 8 8 0 – 1 8 8 1 ) ▁but ▁won ▁the ▁Second ▁Bo er ▁War ▁( 1 8 9 9 – 1 9 0 2 ). ▁L arg ely ▁under ▁British ▁influence , ▁an ▁autonom ous ▁Union ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁developed ▁into ▁a ▁strong ▁white -