by Allan Gordon | Apr 9, 2020 | Anglo Zulu War, Anniversaries
Frederic Augustus Thesiger who later became Lord Chelmsford, died on 9 April 1905 aged 77. Chelmsford was in command of the central force which invaded Zululand in 1879 and camped at the foot of Isandlwana. Chelmsford decided to split his force to try and find the...
by Allan Gordon | Apr 9, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Jammersburg Drift, or Jammersburg Bridge as it is sometimes known, is on the Caledon River, and was the first battle in the Siege of Wepener. Knowing of the presence of Boer Commandos in the area, the then Commander of the Garrison, Major Maxwell, decided to reinforce...
by Allan Gordon | Apr 8, 2020 | Events, South African War 1899 - 1902
On 8 April 1900, Boer Commandos under the command of Commandant Christiaan de Wet commenced the Siege of Wepener. Colonel Dalgety was in command of the garrison of British and South African colonial forces.
by Allan Gordon | Apr 8, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Hartenbosch was a farm in the Orange Free State, 90 km north of Bloemfontein in the Bultfontein district. A British patrol under Major Luard were in the area when they were attacked by Commandant Badenhorst’s Commando on their return to Bultfontein. In the...
by Allan Gordon | Apr 6, 2020 | Events, South African War 1899 - 1902
The British had been pursuing commandos in the Cape for the entire length of the guerrilla phase of the war, none more so than Commandant Kritzinger. In December 1901 he was cornered and in a skirmish, injured and taken prisoner. He was imprisoned...
