British Experience of Warfare: Boer War
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- Created on: 02-04-19 13:29
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Boer War
Sieges of the Boer War
Mafkeing- 13th October 1899
Kimberley- 14th October 1899
Ladysmith- 2nd Novermber 1899
Ladysmith
- Surrounded by 35,000 Boers who were led by Generl Piet Joubert
- British Commander Sir Geroge White
- Artillery was used and the Boers only made one attempt to attack the town
Battles of the Boer War
Blackweek
- On the 10th to the 17th December 1899 the British Suffered a series of defeats known as Blackweek.
- Buller planned to split his force into three different groups:
- Gatacre with 3000 men to recature Stormberg
- Methuen with 10,000 men to recapture Kimberley and Mafeking
- Buller…
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