by Allan Gordon | Nov 30, 2020 | Anniversaries, Birthday, South African War 1899 - 1902
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born on 30 November 1874 at his family’s ancestral home, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England. He was a British statesman, army officer, journalist and writer. During the South African War (1899 – 1902) he...
by Allan Gordon | Nov 29, 2020 | Anniversaries, Birthday, South African War 1899 - 1902
Brigadier-General Malcolm Orme Little was born on 29 November 1857 in Middlesex, England. In the South African War (1899-1902) his regiment, the 9th Lancers formed part of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade and took part in the Battles of Modder River, Magersfontein, Relief of...
by Allan Gordon | Nov 29, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
General Ben Viljoen was operating in the Eastern Transvaal (now Mpumalanga) when guerrilla activities commenced, and in mid-November 1900 had successfully attacked the British position at Balmoral. On 28 November 1900 he entrenched himself on a mountain range, named...
by Allan Gordon | Nov 28, 2020 | Anniversaries, Deaths, South African War 1899 - 1902
President Marthinus Theunis Steyn died whilst addressing a meeting, suffering a heart attack, on 28 November 1916, aged 59. His early education was at a farm school, followed by him graduating from Grey College in Bloemfontein. He then studied law at Leiden University...
by Allan Gordon | Nov 25, 2020 | Deaths, South African War 1899 - 1902
Major-General Henry Edward Colvile was killed in a motor cycle accident on 25 November 1907, aged 55. He served in the South African War (1899-1902), commanding the Guards Brigade at the Battle of Modder River and took part in the Battle of Magersfontein. Late in May...
