by Allan Gordon | Apr 24, 2020 | Battles, Events, South African War 1899 - 1902
On this day the Siege of Wepener, which had lasted for 16 days, was about to be lifted. The Boer Commandos who supported General de Wet’s force of over 6 000 Boers were under the command of Commandants Wessels, Haasbroek, de Villiers and Olivier, and during the...
by Allan Gordon | Apr 22, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Leeuwkop was a farm mid-way between Bloemfontein and Dewetsdorp, on the road connecting the towns. Boer General Lemmer had positioned himself strategically to offer protection to Boer convoys making their way to Thaba Nchu as well as to delay the advance of the...
by Allan Gordon | Apr 20, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Towards the end of the Siege of Wepener, Lieutenant-General Rundle became aware of Boers on the farm Wakkerstroom, on the road between Dewetsdorp and Wepener. An effort was made that night to dislodge the Boers and during the course of the action Lieutenant Nickerson...
by Allan Gordon | Apr 19, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Lieutenant-General Blood had six columns under his command and was engaged in the sweep to counter act the guerrilla tactics of the Boers in the area, working his way towards Dullstroom. On 19 April, Lieutenant-Colonel Benson, who was commanding one of the columns...
by Allan Gordon | Apr 17, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Vygehoek was a farm in the Lydenburg District of the then Eastern Transvaal (now Mpumalanga). In a section of the sweep to capture General Ben Viljoen, a column under the command of Major-General W Kitchener (brother of Lord H.H. Kitchener), moved west from Lydenburg...
by Allan Gordon | Apr 16, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Palmietfontein was a farm 8 km north of Dullstroom. In late March 1901 the British put plans in place to capture Boer General Ban Viljoen. Lieutenant-General Blood was put in command of this initiative and had six columns and 10 000 men under his command. Columns were...
