The Boer War: How Britain Lifted the Siege at Ladysmith (and Moved Toward Victory)
For 119 days, the British garrison at Ladysmith held out as Boer gunners hammered them from the hills beyond.
Here s What You Need to Know: In the early hours of October 12, 1899, Commandant-General Piet Joubert and 15,000 Boers crossed the border between Transvaal and Natal near Laing’s Nek in southern Africa. Joubert’s main force, led by General Daniel Erasmus’s 2,000-man commando, followed the railway line south through Newcastle toward the township of Dundee. Paralleling him on his left was General Lucas Meyer’s 3,000-man commando. General Johannes Kock, with his Johannesburg commando and German and Dutch volunteers, came in from the corner of the Orange Free State south of Majuba and advanced on Dundee.
10 Feb 2021
Leftist Mayor of London Sadiq Khan unveiled a Black Lives Matter inspired ‘diversity’ commission on Tuesday, which will review all historical monuments in the British capital.
Mr Khan’s Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm, which is comprised of left-wing activists and celebrities, will seek to “improve diversity” in London, targeting statues, street names, memorials, and building names.
The stated intention of the group will be to determine what “legacies should be celebrated” and to increase representation among “Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, women, LGTBQ+ and disabled groups,” a press release from the mayor’s office said.
A statue of a general who won a Victoria Cross for gallantry while fighting Zulus in South Africa has been granted a reprieve from removal after a city council reversed its decision.The statue of
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Plans to move a statue found to be in an inappropriate location because of its proximity to a college could be withdrawn.
A review of the statue of General Sir Redvers Buller in Exeter recommended it was relocated due to the soldier s connection to the British Empire.
But Exeter City Council is being recommended to overturn a decision that would have started the process.
Moving it could soon be against the law, councillors have been told.
The statue stands on the corner of New North Road and Hele Road outside the entrance to Exeter College.
Ambush at Sannah’s Post: A Devastating British Defeat in the Boer War
Boer Commandant-General Christiaan de Wet laid a clever trap for an unsuspecting British garrison in the Orange Free State.
Here s What You Need to Know: Despite his unprepossessing appearance, De Wet had a keen mind for strategy and a quick eye for tactics.
During the infamous Black Week of December 1899, the proud British Army suffered three consecutive bloody defeats in southern Africa. In each of the clashes, Boer citizen-soldiers, called burghers, held fast to their defensive positions and repelled poorly executed attacks by the supposedly better-trained British forces. The shocking victories at Stormberg, Magersfontein, and Colenso lifted Boer morale while crushing British hopes for a quick, decisive victory against the outgunned and outnumbered enemy.