2) South African War. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...South African War, or Boer War, 1899-1902, war of the South African Republic (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State against Great Britain. 1 BackgroundBeginning with...

3) Kruger, Paul. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...South African Transvaal statesman, known as Oom Paul. As a child he accompanied (1836) his family northward from the Cape Colony in the Great Trek that was eventually...

4) Potchefstroom. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Located in a fertile farming region, Potchefstroom is the center of one of the world's richest gold-mining districts. Uranium is also mined. The town has malt factories...

5) Pretoria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...South Africa and formerly capital of Transvaal. Although it is primarily an administrative center, there are important industries, especially iron and steel. The...

6) Pretorius, Martinus Wessel. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Boer (Afrikaner) statesman; son of Andries Pretorius. In 1857 he was elected the first president of the South African Republic (the Transvaal), and in 1859, while...

7) Botha, Louis. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...South African soldier and statesman. A Boer (Afrikaner), he participated in the founding (1884) of the New Republic, which joined (1888) the Transvaal. Although Botha...

8) Pietersburg. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Northern Transvaal, NE South Africa. It is primarily the commercial center for the surrounding agricultural area. Iron and other minerals are mined nearby. Pietersburg...

9) Limpopo. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Northern Transvaal, South Africa. It flows in a great arc, first north (forming part of the South Africa-Botswana border), then east (forming the South Africa-Zimbabwe...

10) Kruger National Park. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Kruger National Park, game reserve, c.8,000 sq mi (20,720 sq km), Northern Transvaal and Mpumalanga, NE South Africa. One of the world's largest wildlife sanctuaries,...