by Allan Gordon | Jan 31, 2020 | Anglo Zulu War, Anniversaries
Samuel Wassall, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery at the Battle of Isandlwana, died on 31 January 1927. He was a private in the 80th Regiment of Foot during the Anglo-Zulu War and also saw action in the Battle of Hlobane. During the Battle of...
by Allan Gordon | Jan 30, 2020 | Battles, Events, South African War 1899 - 1902
On 29 January 1901, Captain H.G. Casson, who was camped on the farm Modderfontein in the area of Westonaria, received a large convoy of supplies. The convoy was accompanied by reinforcements from Marshall’s Horse. The farm was in the Gatsrand range of mountains....
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...
by Allan Gordon | Jan 25, 2020 | Anglo Zulu War, Birthday, On This Day
Lieutenant Neville Josiah Aylmer Coghill was born in Dublin on 25 January 1852. On 22 January 1879, after the disaster of the Battle of Isandhlwana, Lieutenant Coghill joined another officer, Lietenant T. Melvill in trying to savethe Queen’s Colour of the...
by Patrick Armstrong | Jan 24, 2020 | Battles, On This Day
Following his failure to relieve Ladysmith at the Battle of Colenso, General Buller’s next attempt was to approach the besieged town using Springfield village as a concentration area. While delegating this task to his second-in-command, General Warren, Buller...
