by Allan Gordon | Apr 14, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
On this day in 1901 Jan Smuts’ Commando was laagered on the farm Goedvooruitzicht, 20 km south of Coligny. At daybreak, Lieutenant-General Babington, with his mounted infantry, commanded by Colonel Rawlinson, executed a surprise attack on the laager. The Boers under...
by Allan Gordon | Apr 11, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Although referred to as Roodewal in most British publications and reports, this battle was fought on the farm Rooiwal in the district of Delareyville. This was to be the last set piece battle of the war. The British had suffered ignominious defeats at Yserspruit (24...
by Allan Gordon | Apr 9, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Jammersburg Drift, or Jammersburg Bridge as it is sometimes known, is on the Caledon River, and was the first battle in the Siege of Wepener. Knowing of the presence of Boer Commandos in the area, the then Commander of the Garrison, Major Maxwell, decided to reinforce...
by Allan Gordon | Apr 8, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Hartenbosch was a farm in the Orange Free State, 90 km north of Bloemfontein in the Bultfontein district. A British patrol under Major Luard were in the area when they were attacked by Commandant Badenhorst’s Commando on their return to Bultfontein. In the...
by Allan Gordon | Apr 6, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Zeekoegat was a farm south-east of Graaf-Reinet in the eastern Cape. Graaf-Reinet was a town, used by the British, as a base from which they started out in their searches for the various Boer Commandos operating in the area. On 6 April 1901 Commandant Scheepers...
by Allan Gordon | Apr 5, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Tweefontein was a farm 10 km south-east of the town of Boshof in the Orange Free State, which is town in the western Free State, about 50 km from Kimberley. Colonel Villebois-Mareuil (also known as The French Colonel) had just been made Veg-Generaal of the ‘foreigner’...
