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Second Boer War: Battle of Chieveley, a British armored train is ambushed and partially derailed. British lose the battle, with 80 soldiers captured, along with war correspondent Winston Churchill.
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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)
Battle of Chieveley
Armored train ambush during the Second Boer War
The Battle of Chieveley took place on 15 November 1899, and was an ambush on a British armored train travelling from Estcourt to Colenso in a reconnaissance mission. Boer forces under the command of Louis Botha, which comprised primarily the Italian Volunteer Legion, ambushed…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940–1945, 1951–1955)
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was a British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. For some 62 of the years between 1900 and 1964, he was a member of parliament (MP) and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
November 15
Day of the year
November 15 is the 319th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 46 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)