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) | the waging of armed conflict against an enemy |
| a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious |
| an active struggle between competing entities |
| a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply |