British offensive (Second Boer War)
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Was a British military campaign in the South African Republic and the Orange Free State. Both were occupied by the British.
Chronology
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May 1900: At the end of the Second Boer War the military occupation of the Orange Free State ended. The State was annexed by Great Britain and renamed the Orange River Colony.
February 1900: Siege of Kimberley by British forces.
February 1900: Siege of Ladysmith by British forces from the Natal Colony.
March 1900: British general Roberts advanced into the Orange Free State from the west, putting the Boers to flight at the Battle of Poplar Grove and capturing Bloemfontein, the capital, unopposed.
June 1900: The capital of the Transvaal, Pretoria, was taken by British forces.
September 1900: The British declared the Second Boer War over on 3 September 1900. The occupied territories ceased to be under military occupation, and the South African Republic was annexed, becoming the Transvaal Colony. Minor parts of the territories of the Republic were integrated into the Cape and Natal Colonies.
May 1900: British troops captured Johannesburg on 31 May.
