by Allan Gordon | Nov 19, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Balmoral is a town and railway station on the Pretoria-Delagoa Bay railway line. The object of the planned attack by Ben Viljoen and his commando was to capture the gun in the fort. On capturing the fort, which was manned by the East Kent regiment, no gun was found....
by Allan Gordon | Nov 6, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Doornkraal was a farm 10 km south of Bothaville in the Northern Orange Free State. The British forces were on the trail of Boer General de Wet who late in October 1900 was heading south from Potchefstroom. Three British columns were in pursuit with the one under the...
by Allan Gordon | Oct 30, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
With Brigadier-General Yule and his Dundee forces now safely in Ladysmith, and the build up of Boer forces on Pepworth Hill, Long Hill and Bulwana Mountain, General White decided to mount an attack on the Boers. Lieutenant Colonel Carleton was to make a night march to...
by Allan Gordon | Oct 25, 2020 | Anniversaries, Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
25 October 1900 was the final day of a five day siege of the railway station at Frederikstad, where General Barton’s column had arrived and encamped on 17 October. On 20 October the Boers under General de Wet and Commandant Liebenberg had taken up positions on the...
by Allan Gordon | Oct 24, 2020 | Anniversaries, Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
After the Battle of Talana the British troops decided to leave Dundee and make their way to Ladysmith. Major-General Yule commanded the force after the death of General Penn-Symons. Lieutenant-General White who commanded the garrison at Ladysmith decided to send out a...
by Allan Gordon | Oct 21, 2020 | Anniversaries, Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Whilst the Boers were attacking the British garrison at Dundee (Battle of Talana), a Boer force under General Johannes Kock occupied the railway station at Elandslaagte cutting the communications between the main British force at Ladysmith and Dundee. Elandslaagte was...
