一八九九年到一九○二年,在非洲大陆南部爆发了一场激烈的战争。投入硝烟战火中的一方是英国人,另一方是布尔人。为什么两个白人集团会在非洲大陆上打起来?今天史学界还存在不同的看法。而这场战争对南非广大黑人究竟起了什么影响,他们对战争的态度,特别是他们的历史作用等,则几乎被史学界忽略了。本文试就这些问题作一番探讨。 Between 1899 and 1902, a fierce war broke out in the southern African continent. One of the parties involved in the war of fire was the British and the other Boolean. Why two whites and white groups fought on the African continent? There are still different opinions in the historiography today. What impact this war has had on the vast majority of black Africans in South Africa and their attitude toward the war, especially their historic role, have been neglected by historians almost. This article tries to discuss these issues.