The two European powers the Dutch and the British were fighting over control of Southern Africa.
Southern Africa
- From the late 1800s, European countries began to compete for African territories.
- In the coming years, Europeans dominated many regions for their resources.
- Britain and Dutch (Boers) fought to control Southern Africa because of its trading location (Cape Town) and natural resources.
- The war became to be known as the First Boer war.
Thus we can conclude that Dutch and Britain fought over control of Southern Africa.
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