{"product_id":"2940148421146","title":"The Defence of Duffer's Drift","description":"The Boers, Dutch for farmer, first settled what is\u003cbr\u003enow Cape Province, Republic of South Africa in\u003cbr\u003e1652. After Great Britain annexed this territory in\u003cbr\u003e1806, many of the Boer-s departed on the “Great\u003cbr\u003eTrek’“and created the Republic of Natal, the Orange\u003cbr\u003eFree State, and the Transvaal. Gradual commercial\u003cbr\u003econtrol by the British and discovery of gold and\u003cbr\u003ediamonds, among other things, served to create\u003cbr\u003ehostility between the Boers and British, resulting\u003cbr\u003ein the South African War or Boer War from 1899 to\u003cbr\u003e1902.\u003cbr\u003eThe Boers initially outnumbered the British and\u003cbr\u003ewere welt equipped, scoring impressive victories in\u003cbr\u003ethe areas adjacent to their territories. Even though\u003cbr\u003ethe Boer armies finally surrendered, apparent victory\u003cbr\u003efor the British was retarded by extensive and\u003cbr\u003ecoordinated guerilla warfare. The war was finally\u003cbr\u003eended by the systematic destruction of the Boer\u003cbr\u003eguerrilla units and hostilities were terminated by the\u003cbr\u003eTreaty of Vereeniging in May 1902. The Boer territories\u003cbr\u003ewere annexed by Great Britain and were organized\u003cbr\u003einto the Union of South Africa eight years\u003cbr\u003elater.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183104999664,"sku":"2940148421146","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148421146_p0.jpg?v=1763702702","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148421146","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}