Orange Free State

Overview

The Orange Free State was a landlocked independent Boer republic in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, which ceased to exist after it was defeated and surrendered to the British Empire at the end of the Second Boer War in 1902. It is one of the three historical precursors to the present-day Free State province.

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Borders & accuracy

Solid borders are reconstructed from canonical historical-basemap data or hand-crafted from scholarly atlases.

• SOURCEaourednik / historical-basemaps
• DETAILhistorical-basemaps
• SNAPSHOT1885
• POLITY TYPEstate

Wars of this empire26

Conflicts whose belligerents name this polity, best-documented first.

• Seqiti Wars1865–68
  Major conflict
• Battle of Magersfontein1899
  Major conflict
• Siege of Ladysmith1899–1900
  Major conflict
• Battle of Paardeberg1900
  Major conflict
• Siege of Thaba Bosiu1865–66
  Significant
• Battle of Stormberg1899
  Significant
• Siege of Kimberley1899–1900
  Significant
• Battle of Belmont, South Africa1899
  Regional
• Battle of Graspan1899
  Regional
• Battle of Modder1899
  Regional
• Battle of Rietfontein1899
  Regional
• Battle of Bothaville1900
  Regional
• Battle of Sannaspos1900
  Regional
• Battle of Biddulphsberg1900
  Regional
• Battle of Driefontein1900
  Regional
• Battle of Karee Siding1900
  Regional
• Battle of Lindley1900
  Regional
• Battle of Reddersburg1900
  Regional
• Battle of Roodewal, Orange Free State1900
  Regional
• Battle of Vaal Kranz1900
  Regional
• Battle of Wepener1900
  Regional
• Battle of Zilikats Nek (1st)1900
  Regional
• Battle of Elands River Poort1901
  Regional
• Battle of Moedwil1901
  Regional

+ 2 more in the atlas.