The Boers (Afrikaner Farmers), had established the Transvaal as their promised land, after their Great Trek out of the Cape colony, a trek whose purpose was to get away from the British rule.
The Boers (Afrikaner Farmers), had established the Transvaal as their promised land. This was after their Great Trek out of the Cape colony. The Cape colony was a trek. A trek's purpose was to get away from the British rule.