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Second Boer War: Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders.
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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)
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)
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Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Ladysmith, officially known as uMnambithi since 2024, is a town in the Uthukela District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It lies 230 kilometres (140 mi) north-west of Durban and 365 kilometres (227 mi) south-east of Johannesburg. Important industries in the area include food…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)
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Historical sovereign state in Northwestern Europe (1801–1922)
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