by Allan Gordon | Jun 6, 2020 | Anniversaries, Deaths, South African War 1899 - 1902
Lieutenant-Colonel Byng died on 6 June 1935 aged 72. On his arrival in South Africa in 1899 he was tasked with raising and commanding the South African Light Horse. He successfully commanded various columns during the course of the war and was mentioned in...
by Allan Gordon | Jun 5, 2020 | Anniversaries, South African War 1899 - 1902
Having received an ultimatum on 4 June, General Louis Botha decides to evacuate Pretoria and make a stand with his fighters, north of the City. At 10 am General Roberts entered Pretoria unopposed.
by Allan Gordon | Jun 5, 2020 | Anniversaries, Deaths, South African War 1899 - 1902
H.H. Kitchener died on 5 June 1916. At the outset of the South African War he was second in command to General Roberts, taking over from Roberts in November 1900. He was present at the battles preceding the Relief of Kimberley, and at Paardeberg where Boer...
by Allan Gordon | Jun 2, 2020 | Anniversaries, Deaths, South African War 1899 - 1902
On 2 June 1908 General Redvers Buller died at the age of 68. During the Anglo-Zulu War (1879) he was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery under fire at the Battle of Hlobane. At the outbreak of the South African War in 1899 he was sent as...
by Allan Gordon | May 31, 2020 | Anniversaries, Birthday, South African War 1899 - 1902
Major-General Edward Brabant was born on this day in 1839. In November 1899 he raised a local Regiment known as Brabant’s Horse to fight in the South African War. His command included the Cape Mounted Rifles, the Kaffrarian Rifles, and the Queenstown...
by Allan Gordon | May 26, 2020 | Anniversaries, Birthday, South African War 1899 - 1902
Major-General Frederick Walter Kitchener was born on 26 May 1858, eight years after his more famous brother, Herbert. Better known as Walter, he took part in the Relief of Ladysmith. During the guerrilla phase of the war he commanded troops in the Western Transvaal...
