Which war did Ernest Roberts serve in as an officer?
First Boer War
Second Boer War
World War I
World War II
Answer
Ernest Roberts served as an officer in the Second Boer War, a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics, the Orange Free State and the South African Republic (Transvaal). It took place from 1899 to 1902 in what is now South Africa. The war was notable for the Boer republics' guerrilla tactics and the British employment of concentration camps.
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