by Allan Gordon | Dec 10, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
At the outbreak of the South African War (1899-1902) Stormberg was a railway junction 15 km North of Molteno in the Eastern Cape. A British Garrison was established there but late in November 1899 the Boers took occupation of the post. On the night of 19...
by Allan Gordon | Dec 8, 2020 | Anniversaries, Deaths, South African War 1899 - 1902
Christiaan Frederik Beyers died on 8 December 1914 aged 45, under tragic circumstances. He was a Transvaal Boer who took a prominent part in the South African War. He held the rank of General when peace was signed in 1902 and was recognised as one of the leaders of...
by Allan Gordon | Dec 7, 2020 | Birthday, South African War 1899 - 1902
Redvers Buller was born in Devon in England on 7 December 1839. He was educated at Eton and started his military career in the 60th Rifles. During the Anglo-Zulu War he was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery at the battle of Hlobane. At the outbreak of the South...
by Allan Gordon | Dec 5, 2020 | Anniversaries, Deaths, South African War 1899 - 1902
Schalk Willem Burger died on 5 December 1918 aged 66. He saw service in the First Boer War of 1881, and by the time the South African War (1899-1902) commenced he was Commandant-General of forces in a number of battles which included Modder River and Spioen Kop....
by Allan Gordon | Dec 3, 2020 | Anniversaries, Birthday, South African War 1899 - 1902
Lieutenant-General William Forbes Gatacre was born at Herbertshire Castle, near Stirling, Scotland, on 3 December 1843. He graduated from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, was posted to the 77th Foot in 1862, and sent to India. At the outbreak of the South...
by Allan Gordon | Dec 3, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Towards the end of 1900 General de la Rey was looking for an opportunity to re-equip his burghers with, especially, clothing and ammunition. His chance came on Monday 3 December 1900 at Buffelspoort (Vanwykspruit) near present Mooinooi. On the previoius day, a large...
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...
