by Allan Gordon | Jul 26, 2020 | Anniversaries, Deaths, South African War 1899 - 1902
Major-General Henry John Thoroton Hildyard died on 25 July 1916 aged 70. He saw action at the outset of the South African War (1899-1902) where he commanded the 2nd Brigade at the Battle of Colenso. Early in 1900 he commanded the 5th Division which saw...
by Allan Gordon | Jul 24, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
In the British pursuit of Boer General de Wet, Brigadier-General Broadwood’s column caught up with the rear-guard of de Wet on 24 July 1900. In danger of being captured by Broadwood were wagons loaded with flour, recently milled at the mill in Vredefort. De Wet...
by Allan Gordon | Jul 23, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Slabberts Nek was a pass leading from the Brandwater Basin, about 20 km north of Fouriesburg in the Free State. At the time of the attack on 23 July 1900 the Pass was held by the Boers and a large convoy, under the command of Boer General de Wet, were making their way...
by Allan Gordon | Jul 22, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
On 22 July 1900, Colonel Airey, with a force of about 300 men, from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and West Australian Bushmen, having been ordered by Lieutenant-Colonel Baden-Powell to return to Elands River to escort a convoy, were attacked by a far superior...
by Allan Gordon | Jul 21, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Olifantsnek was a pass through the Magaliesberg mountains 15 km south of the town of Rustenburg. At the time of the South African War it was just a pass – today there is a dam there which was constructed in 1929. After the fall of Johannesburg and Pretoria the pass...
