Battle of Ladysmith: Boers win

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 7.2.3.03: South Africa and other Southern Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Helen Rachel Cousins (Birmingham Newman University), David Firth (University of Manchester)

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Battle

Dates

Date of occurrence 1899-10-30

Places

South Africa (Location)
United Kingdom (Involved)

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In the course of the Second Boer War, the Boers under Piet Joubert inflict a humiliating defeat on the British at the Battle of Ladysmith, also known as the Battle of Nicholson's Nek, in the biggest British surrender since the Napoleonic Wars.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Battle of Ladysmith: Boers win". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19299, accessed 04 May 2024.]

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