by Allan Gordon | Mar 23, 2020 | Events, First Anglo Boer War
On 23 March 1881 the Peace Treaty ending the First Anglo-Boer was signed at O’Neill’s Cottage, after three weeks of negotiations between the Boer Leaders and the British. The cottage was the home of Eugene O’Neill.
by Allan Gordon | Feb 27, 2020 | Anniversaries, Deaths, First Anglo Boer War
Major-General George Pomeroy Colley was killed on 27 February 1881 at Majuba Hill during the final battle of the First Anglo-Boer War. He was 45 years old and in command of the force that had occupied Majuba during the night prior to the battle.
by Allan Gordon | Feb 27, 2020 | Battles, First Anglo Boer War
A day which both the Boers and the British remembered for many years after – for different reasons. Read all about it on our Battles – Majuba page (http://www.battletoursza.com/majuba/).
by Patrick Armstrong | Feb 8, 2020 | Battles, First Anglo Boer War, On This Day
This battle, also known as the Battle of Ingogo, was fought north of Newcastle, Natal on 8 February 1881, after the Battle of Laing’s Nek. British ox-wagon supply convoys and general communication patrols on the Newcastle-Mount Prospect road were being...
by Patrick Armstrong | Jan 28, 2020 | Battles, First Anglo Boer War
The First Anglo-Boer War was fought from 16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881 between Britain and the Boers of the Transvaal. The Battle of Laing’s Nek was the first battle. The British Natal Field Force, commanded by General Colley, comprised of 1 216 officers and...
