by Allan Gordon | Sep 8, 2020 | Anniversaries, Birthday, South African War 1899 - 1902
Lieutenant Teignmouth Melvill was born on 8 September 1842 and was educated at Harrow and Cambridge. He was a 36 year old Lieutenant at the Massacre at Isandlwana. In the effort to save the Regiment’s colours, he and Lieutenant Coghill were killed by the...
by Allan Gordon | Sep 7, 2020 | Birthday, South African War 1899 - 1902
Lieutenant-General Archibald Hunter was born on 6 September 1856 and began his military education in Glasgow before enrolling at the Military College at Sandhurst. At the outbreak of the South African War (1899-1902) he was on the staff of Sir George White’s...
by Allan Gordon | Sep 7, 2020 | Anniversaries, Birthday, South African War 1899 - 1902
General Benjamin Johannes (Ben) Viljoen was born on 7 September 1869 in the Cape Colony and spent the latter part of his youth on a farm near Umtata in the Eastern Cape. In 1890 he moved to the Transvaal and as part of the Krugersdorp Commando saw ‘action’ against the...
by Allan Gordon | Sep 5, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Groen Kloof was a farm about 25 km east of Graff Reinet in the Eastern Cape. On 5 September 1901 Boer Commandant Lotter and his commando, who had camped on the farm, were surprised by a British force commanded by Colonel Scobell in the early hours of the morning. The...
by Allan Gordon | Sep 1, 2020 | Anniversaries, Birthday, South African War 1899 - 1902
Paul Sanford Methuen was born on 1 September 1845 and was educated at Eton College. At the outbreak of the South African War (1899-1902) he was appointed General Officer Commanding the 1st Division, responsible for the Relief of Kimberley. Having fought the battles at...
