by Allan Gordon | Jan 6, 2020 | Events, On This Day
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour ‘in the presence of the enemy’ to members of the British Armed Forces. On this day in 1900, five Victoria Crosses were awarded at the...
by Allan Gordon | Jan 5, 2020 | Battles
Once the guerrilla phase of the Anglo-Boer War had started, significant military action took place in the Magaliesberg mountains. On 13 December 1900, on the farm Nooitgedacht, 1 500 British soldiers under the command of Major General Clements, were encamped....
