Vaalkrans, Battle of, South Africa, 1900
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Name (Latin)
Vaalkrans, Battle of, South Africa, 1900
Other forms of name
nne Vaalkrans Hill (South Africa), Battle of, 1900
Coordinates
29.617 29.617 -28.67 -28.67 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
South African War, 1899-1902 Campaigns
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q736490
Library of congress:
sh 00001697
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Watt, S. The battle of Vaalkrans, 1999:t.p. (5-7 Feb. 1900) cover (Battles of the Anglo-Boer War)
- Battlefields Historical Library WWW Site, 11 Jan. 2000:Battle of Tugela Heights page (Gen. Buller was defeated by Gen. Louis Botha's commandos between the 5th and 7th of Feb. 1900, at Vaalkrans)
- South African Military History Society Journal WWW Site, 11 Jan. 2000:Battle of Vaalkrans page (Vaalkrans, presumed to be the extreme left of the Boer position, was the object of the assault by Sir Rhodes Buller)
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Wikipedia description:
The Battle of Vaal Krantz (Afrikaans: Slag van Vaalkrans, 5 - 7 February 1900) was the third failed attempt by General Redvers Buller's British army to fight its way past Louis Botha's army of Boer irregulars and lift the Siege of Ladysmith. The battle occurred during the Second Boer War.
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