title: The Boer War (Sutton Pocket Histories)
author:  Fred R. Van Hartesveldt 
description: Fred R. van Hartesveldt is Professor of History at Fort Valley State University in Georgia, USA. He is the author of several other books including the forthcoming The Boer War.
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  # THE LAST BOER WAR
  
  
  
  
  
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  ## H. RIDER HAGGARD
  
  
  
  
  
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  _The Last Boer War_  
  
  
  
  
  
  First published in 1900  
  
  
  ISBN 978-1-63421-076-8  
  
  
  Duke Classics  
  
  
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  # Contents
  
  
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  _[The Last Boer War](3447_split_003.html#toc0)_  
  
  
  _[Author's Note](3447_split_004.html#toc1)_  
  
  
  _[Chapter I - The Transvaal - Its Inhabitants, Laws, and
  Customs](3447_split_005.html#toc2)_  
  
  
  _[Chapter II - Events Preceding the Annexation](3447_split_006.html#toc3)_  
  
  
  _[Chapter III - The 