State

Orange Free State

independent Boer sovereign republic in Southern Africa between 1854–1902

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1854–1902
Founded
1854
Ended
1902
Capital
Bloemfontein
Government
republic
Languages
Dutch
Religion
Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk
Preceded by
Orange River Sovereignty
Succeeded by
Orange River Colony

Overview

The Orange Free State (Dutch: Oranje Vrijstaat [oːˈrɑɲə ˈvrɛistaːt]; Afrikaans: Oranje-Vrystaat [uˈraɲə ˈfrəistɑːt]) 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.

Extending between the Orange and Vaal rivers, its borders were determined by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1848 when the region was proclaimed as the Orange River Sovereignty, with a British Resident based in Bloemfontein. Bloemfontein and the southern parts of the Sovereignty had previously been settled by Griqua and by Trekboere from the Cape Colony.

Excerpt from Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

All rulers (3)

  1. Jacobus Johannes Venter1855
  2. Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff1855–1859
  3. Jacobus Johannes Venter1863–1864

Records (20)

  1. 1899–1902 — Second Boer WarWar
  2. 1899 — Battle of LadysmithBattle
  3. 1899 — Battle of KimberelyBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Orange Free State
  4. 1899 — Battle of MagersfonteinBattle · Orange Free State, Transvaal ▸ United Kingdom
  5. 1899 — Battle of ModderBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Transvaal, Orange Free State
  6. 1900 — Battle of Spion KopBattle
  7. 1900 — Battle of Poplar GroveBattle
  8. 1900 — Battle of DriefonteinBattle
  9. 1900 — Battle of SilkaatsnekBattle
  10. 1900 — Battle of Allemans NekBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Transvaal
  11. 1900 — Battle of BiddulphsbergBattle · Orange Free State ▸ United Kingdom
  12. 1900 — Battle of BoshofBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Pro-Boer Foreign Volunteers
  13. 1900 — Battle of BothavilleBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Orange Free State
  14. 1900 — Battle of Karee SidingBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Orange Free State
  15. 1900 — Battle of LindleyBattle · Orange Free State ▸ United Kingdom
  16. 1900 — Battle of PaardebergBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Transvaal
  17. 1900 — Battle of ReddersburgBattle · Orange Free State ▸ United Kingdom
  18. 1900 — Battle of Sannahs PostBattle · Orange Free State, Transvaal ▸ United Kingdom
  19. 1900 — Battle of WepenerBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Orange Free State
  20. 1900 — Battle of ZandBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Transvaal

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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