Boers

Boers (/bʊərz/ BOORZ; Afrikaans: Boere) refers to the descendants of the proto-Afrikaans-speaking Free Burghers of the eastern Cape frontier in Southern Africa during the 18th and 19th century. From 1652 to 1795, the Dutch East India Company controlled this area, but the United Kingdom incorporated it into the British Empire in 1806. The name of the group is derived from the Dutch and Afrikaans word for 'farmer', whence the former the word 'boor' originates as an anglicization.

Boers

Boers (/bʊərz/ BOORZ; Afrikaans: Boere) refers to the descendants of the proto-Afrikaans-speaking Free Burghers of the eastern Cape frontier in Southern Africa during the 18th and 19th century. From 1652 to 1795, the Dutch East India Company controlled this area, but the United Kingdom incorporated it into the British Empire in 1806. The name of the group is derived from the Dutch and Afrikaans word for 'farmer', whence the former the word 'boor' originates as an anglicization.