![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Boers_in_Battle_%2528Burghers_Slaags%2529%252C_c.1899-1902.jpg/640px-Boers_in_Battle_%2528Burghers_Slaags%2529%252C_c.1899-1902.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Burgher (Boer republics)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the Boer Republics of 19th century South Africa, a burgher was a fully enfranchised citizen. Burgher rights were restricted to white men, in particular Boers.
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Boers_in_Battle_%28Burghers_Slaags%29%2C_c.1899-1902.jpg/640px-Boers_in_Battle_%28Burghers_Slaags%29%2C_c.1899-1902.jpg)
In the Boer Republics of 19th century South Africa, a burgher was a fully enfranchised citizen. Burgher rights were restricted to white men, in particular Boers.