Transvaal Boer – Amsterdam, Netherlands - Atlas Obscura

Transvaal Boer

Above the heads of passersby stands a small statue commemorating soldiers from the Boer War. 

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High above the heads of passersby on a street in Amsterdam is an innocuous statue commemorating soldiers from the Boer War. Less grand than other statues around the city, this statue of a farmer with a gun, created in 1900, honors those who fought in the Second Boer War in South Africa between October 1899 and May 1902.

Because many Boer were of Dutch origin, the Netherlands was decidedly pro-Boer. About 2,000 Dutch volunteers went to South Africa to fight on the side of the republics. 

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