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Second Boer War: Boers stop a British attempt to break the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Spion Kop.
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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)
Boers
Descendants of Afrikaners beyond the Cape Colony frontier
Boers are the descendants of the proto Afrikaans-speaking Free Burghers of the eastern Cape frontier in Southern Africa during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. From 1652 to 1795, the Dutch East India Company controlled the Dutch Cape Colony, which the United Kingdom…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Siege of Ladysmith
Part of the Second Boer War (1899–1900)
The siege of Ladysmith was a protracted engagement in the Second Boer War, taking place between 2 November 1899 and 28 February 1900 at Ladysmith, Natal.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Spion Kop
1900 battle of the Second Boer War
The Battle of Spion Kop 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. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)