by Allan Gordon | Jul 24, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
In the British pursuit of Boer General de Wet, Brigadier-General Broadwood’s column caught up with the rear-guard of de Wet on 24 July 1900. In danger of being captured by Broadwood were wagons loaded with flour, recently milled at the mill in Vredefort. De Wet...
by Allan Gordon | Jul 23, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Slabberts Nek was a pass leading from the Brandwater Basin, about 20 km north of Fouriesburg in the Free State. At the time of the attack on 23 July 1900 the Pass was held by the Boers and a large convoy, under the command of Boer General de Wet, were making their way...
by Allan Gordon | Jul 22, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
On 22 July 1900, Colonel Airey, with a force of about 300 men, from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and West Australian Bushmen, having been ordered by Lieutenant-Colonel Baden-Powell to return to Elands River to escort a convoy, were attacked by a far superior...
by Allan Gordon | Jul 21, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Olifantsnek was a pass through the Magaliesberg mountains 15 km south of the town of Rustenburg. At the time of the South African War it was just a pass – today there is a dam there which was constructed in 1929. After the fall of Johannesburg and Pretoria the pass...
by Allan Gordon | Jul 19, 2020 | Battles, South African War 1899 - 1902
Palmietfontein was a farm 20 km west of Petrus Steyn and it was here on 19 July 1900 that the rear-guard of Boer General de Wet’s commando was attacked by the British force under the command of General Broadwood. At the same time Colonel Little engaged the main convoy...
by Allan Gordon | Jul 18, 2020 | Anniversaries, Birthday, South African War 1899 - 1902
Commandant Jacob Louis van Deventer was born in Ficksburg in the Orange Free State on 18 July 1874. He was a huge man and stood over 6 feet tall. He started his military career with the ZAR Artillery in 1896 and was at the first action of the Boer War, at Kraaipan,...
