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The Battle of Spion Kop (Dutch: Slag bij Spionkop; Afrikaans: Slag van Spioenkop) was a military engagement between British forces and two Boer Republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, during the campaign by the British to relieve the besieged city Ladysmith during the initial months of the Second Boer War.
This mountain has historical significance. Its hilltop was the site of the Battle of Spion Kop (one of the most important battles of the Boer Wars) from 23 to 24 January 1900. [5] near the Tugela River, Natal in South Africa. Spion Kop Nature Reserve is located beneath the southern side of this mountain. [6]
The Spion Kop Battlefield, graves and memorials are maintained by Heritage KZN. The battlefield was proclaimed as a heritage landmark in 1978. [ 1 ] The site is open to the public and an overview of the battle as well as a map of the battlefield is available at the entrance gate.
4.3 Battle of Spion Kop. ... British dead at Spion Kop; The fighting at Wagon Hill. Date: 12 October 1899 - 10 June 1900: Location: Natal, South Africa. Result ...
Buller's subordinate, Major General Charles Warren, successfully crossed the river, but was then faced with a fresh defensive position centred on a prominent hill known as Spion Kop. In the resulting Battle of Spion Kop, British troops captured the summit by surprise during the early hours of 24 January 1900, but as the early morning fog lifted ...
British memorial at Spion Kop Main article: Battle of Spion Kop This large battlefield located some 30 km outside Ladysmith contains the mass graves of British soldiers, individual graves as well as a number of memorials, including a Boer memorial, British memorial, South Lancashire memorial and Imperial Light Infantry memorial.
Battle of Spion Kop, a battle fought during the Second Boer War in 1900 on Spion Kop Spion Kop, Nottinghamshire, a small village named after the battle; In the short story "Rallying Round Old George" in the collection My Man Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse, "Spion Kop" is used as a metaphor (in reference to the battle) for a noisy argument. Spion Kop ...
The next two attempts were repulsed by the Boers (Spion Kop and Vaal Krantz), however at the Battle of Pieters Hill in February 1900, the Boers were eventually beaten from the city and forced to withdraw to Botha's Pass near Newcastle. Buller and his Forces entered the city on February 28, 1900, officially ending the Siege of Ladysmith.