Once the aggressors nominally controlled most of the  territories fought over, the widespread enemy commandos continued harassing their  occupants for two hard-fought years before being forced to surrender.
This war is credited as having given birth to the "Scorched Earth" policy used to  combat guerrilla fighters. Once the aggressors nominally controlled most of the  territories fought over, the widespread enemy commandos continued harassing their  occupants for two hard-fought years before being forced to surrender. The guerrilla  phase of the war began in 1900 when President Paul Kruger was forced to flee to  Europe. FTP name this South African war in which Britain annexed the Orange Free  State and Transvaal Republic.
This war is credited as having given birth to the "Scorched Earth" policy used to  combat guerrilla fighters.
Second Boer War