两战中的任何一战；第一次是布尔人为独立与英国开战并放弃了英国的帮助去攻打祖鲁族人（1880-1881；第二次是奥林奇派自由洲和德兰士瓦省向英国

• either of two wars: the first when the Boers fought England in order to regain the independence they had given up to obtain British help against the Zulus (1880-1881); the second when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain (1899-1902)