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    The Battle of Magersfontein (/ˈmɑːxərsfɒnteɪn/ MAH-khərss-fon-tayn) was fought on 11 December 1899, at Magersfontein, near Kimberley, South Africa, on...
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    The Magersfontein (/ˈmɑːxərsfɒnteɪn/ MAHKH-ərs-fon-tayn) battlefield is a site of the Battle of Magersfontein (11 December 1899), part of the Second Boer...
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    the British defeat at the Battle of Magersfontein. In February 1900, Field Marshal Lord Roberts assumed personal command of a significantly reinforced...
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  • Magersfontein Lugg is a fictional character in the Albert Campion detective novels, written by Margery Allingham. Servant and factotum to Mr Campion,...
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    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...
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    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...
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    Campaign of World War I. The Boer trench at the Battle of Magersfontein contributed to the surprise defeat of the Highland Brigade on 11 December 1899 during...
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    attempting to relieve the besieged town of Kimberley, forced Boers under General Piet Cronjé to retreat to Magersfontein, but suffered heavy casualties altogether...
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    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...
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    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"...
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    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...
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    Mafeking under siege, and won victories at Colenso, Magersfontein and Stormberg. Increased numbers of British Army soldiers were brought to Southern Africa...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    Glacial Pavements. To the south of the city, the Magersfontein Battlefield Museum (see Battle of Magersfontein), while blockhouses can be seen at Modder River...
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    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...
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    relief of Kimberley under Lord Methuen was stopped at the battles of Modder River and Magersfontein. The 124-day siege was finally relieved on 15 February...
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    where they were used in artillery observation at the Battle of Magersfontein and during the Siege of Ladysmith. In South America, a reconnaissance balloon...
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    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...
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    Lieutenant of Hampshire. His son, the fifteenth marquess, was a major in the Coldstream Guards and was killed in action at the Battle of Magersfontein in 1899...
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    Benson (a veteran of the Battle of Magersfontein, 11 December 1899) was to die the next morning from wounds received on the field of battle. This rear-guard...
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    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...
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  • Battle of Magdhaba – 1916 – World War I Battle of Magenta – 1859 – Italian Independence War Battle of Magersfontein – 1899 – Second Boer War Battle of...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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