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The Battle of Laing's Nek from 2–10 June 1900 was a series of actions in the Second Boer War between forces under Redvers Buller and the Boers of the Transvaal.[1][failed verification] At the time, Redvers Buller was advancing from Ladysmith to the Buffalo River, in an effort to cross into Volskrust, where he could then aid Lord Roberts in the Advance on Pretoria. The Boers had fortified themselves at Laing's Nek, as they had done previously 18 years prior. Over the course of eight days, Buller was able to repulse the Boers, and cross the Buffalo River into Transvaal on 12 June.[2]
Battle of Laing's Nek | |||||||
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Part of the Advance on Pretoria of the Second Boer War | |||||||
The railway tunnel at Laing's Nek, destroyed by the Boers to impede the advancing British | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom | South African Republic | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Redvers Buller | Christiaan Botha | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
66 Casualties |
References
edit- ^ Doyle, Arthur Conan (1900). The Great Boer War. Smith, Elder & Co. – via Wikisource. .
- ^ Knox, Ernest Blake (1900). "Buller's Campaign with the Natal Field Force of 1900". www.angloboerwar.com. Retrieved 2024-09-14.