The Battle of Magersfontein (/ˈmɑːxərsfɒnteɪn/ MAH-khərss-fon-tayn) was fought on 11 December 1899, at Magersfontein, near Kimberley, South Africa, on... 49 KB (5,381 words) - 11:14, 15 March 2024 |
The Magersfontein (/ˈmɑːxərsfɒnteɪn/ MAHKH-ərs-fon-tayn) battlefield is a site of the Battle of Magersfontein (11 December 1899), part of the Second Boer... 1 KB (95 words) - 04:39, 1 November 2022 |
the British defeat at the Battle of Magersfontein. In February 1900, Field Marshal Lord Roberts assumed personal command of a significantly reinforced... 25 KB (3,029 words) - 11:10, 15 March 2024 |
Magersfontein Lugg is a fictional character in the Albert Campion detective novels, written by Margery Allingham. Servant and factotum to Mr Campion,... 5 KB (595 words) - 16:46, 15 November 2023 |
Koos de la Rey (category Members of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa) Battle of Modder River – The Boer War at www.britishbattles.com Battle of Magersfontein – The Boer War at www.britishbattles.com Jacobus Herculaas de la... 25 KB (3,030 words) - 01:32, 9 May 2024 |
Andrew Wauchope (category Companions of the Order of the Bath) Battle of Magersfontein in the South African War. Andrew Gilbert was the second son of Andrew Wauchope of Niddrie Marischal House, just south-east of... 11 KB (1,125 words) - 09:27, 3 April 2024 |
Black Watch (redirect from Black Watch of the Royal Highlanders Regiment) the outbreak of the Second Boer War. The battalion suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Magersfontein in December 1899. After the end of the war, about... 89 KB (9,371 words) - 17:48, 7 May 2024 |
defeat at the Battle of Magersfontein. A memorial would be constructed in 1903, and dedicated to the Royal Marines, named after this battle. "RMA HIGHLANDS"... 8 KB (545 words) - 20:54, 21 April 2024 |
Paul Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen (redirect from Paul Sanford, 3rd Baron of Metheun) Division in the Second Boer War. He suffered a serious defeat at the Battle of Magersfontein, during which he failed to carry out adequate reconnaissance and... 19 KB (1,835 words) - 01:45, 26 April 2024 |
Second Boer War (redirect from South Africa 1900 (battle honour)) Mafeking under siege, and won victories at Colenso, Magersfontein and Stormberg. Increased numbers of British Army soldiers were brought to Southern Africa... 197 KB (23,515 words) - 00:44, 10 May 2024 |
Boer War saw attempted application of bombardment as an alternative to the use of ground forces. In most battles fought during the conflict this was... 3 KB (361 words) - 06:50, 28 January 2024 |
Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also List of Napoleonic Battles Battles of the... 246 KB (77 words) - 16:28, 5 May 2024 |
Boer foreign volunteers (category Military units and formations of the Second Boer War) February 1900. General Cronje reported after the victory in the battle at Magersfontein: "Next to God the (Boer) Republics have the Scandinavian Corps... 26 KB (3,226 words) - 22:21, 22 April 2024 |
Kimberley, Northern Cape (redirect from History of Kimberley, Northern Cape) Glacial Pavements. To the south of the city, the Magersfontein Battlefield Museum (see Battle of Magersfontein), while blockhouses can be seen at Modder River... 72 KB (7,752 words) - 18:04, 13 May 2024 |
and defeats, and the division's defeat at the Battle of Magersfontein contributed to the political crisis of Black Week. The division saw more success in... 55 KB (7,061 words) - 15:29, 24 March 2024 |
where they were used in artillery observation at the Battle of Magersfontein and during the Siege of Ladysmith. In South America, a reconnaissance balloon... 13 KB (1,234 words) - 23:50, 6 March 2024 |
type of fabric and the military uniforms made from them. Khaki colour uniforms were first introduced in 1848 in the British Indian Army Corps of Guides... 6 KB (730 words) - 22:08, 30 July 2023 |
Piet Cronjé (category People of the First Boer War) Steyn. After Modder River, Cronjé repulsed Methuen's forces at the Battle of Magersfontein on 11 December. This was actually due to De la Rey's tactics and... 7 KB (701 words) - 01:40, 9 May 2024 |
Battle of Magdhaba – 1916 – World War I Battle of Magenta – 1859 – Italian Independence War Battle of Magersfontein – 1899 – Second Boer War Battle of... 71 KB (7,686 words) - 22:21, 22 April 2024 |
Gordon Highlanders (category Regiments of the British Army in World War II) 1st Battalion, which arrived a little later, saw action at the Battle of Magersfontein in December 1899 and was again in action at Doornkop, where they... 31 KB (3,138 words) - 13:25, 30 April 2024 |
Petrus Johannes Liebenberg (category People of the First Boer War) 28 November 1899) and the Battle of Magersfontein (Slag van Magersfontein, 11 December 1899) and joined in the Siege of Mafeking (Beleg van Mafikeng, October... 13 KB (1,477 words) - 02:20, 20 September 2023 |
Close order formation (category Tactical formations of the Napoleonic Wars) Battle of Magersfontein during the, South African War. The Scottish Brigade, consisting of 3,500 men shoulder to shoulder in 90 lines with a front of... 11 KB (1,488 words) - 13:19, 8 April 2024 |
such as Battle of Magersfontein (11 December 1899) and the Siege of Kimberley on 11 November 1899, ultimately being promoted to the rank of a fighting... 9 KB (816 words) - 20:08, 20 October 2023 |
November 1899, suffering heavy losses at the Battle of Magersfontein in December 1899 and at the Battle of Paardeberg in February 1900. The 3rd, Militia... 27 KB (2,645 words) - 13:30, 9 April 2024 |
9th Queen's Royal Lancers (redirect from 9th Regiment of Dragoons) 1899, as well as the Battle of Magersfontein in December 1899, Relief of Kimberley in February 1900 and the subsequent Battle of Paardeberg which resulted... 26 KB (2,694 words) - 03:06, 27 January 2024 |