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British Army forces are defeated at the Battle of Colenso in Natal, South Africa, the third and final battle fought during the Black Week of the Second Boer War.
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Land warfare force of the United Kingdom
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Second Battle of Colenso
1899 battle of the Second Boer War
The Second Battle of Colenso, also known as the Battle of Colenso, was the third and final battle fought during the Black Week of the Second Boer War. It was fought between British and Boer forces from the independent South African Republic and Orange Free State in and around…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Black Week
Successive British defeats in the second Boer War
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Second Boer War
1899–1902 war in South Africa
The Second Boer War, also known as the Boer War, Transvaal War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics over Britain's influence in Southern Africa.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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