This conflict saw William Penn Symons die at the Battle of Talana Hill, after which one general gave up his position at Dunde
This conflict saw William Penn Symons die at the Battle of Talana Hill, after which one general gave up his position at Dundee. During this war, six hundred of General Gatacre's men were captured in the Battle of Stormberg. Guns named "the Wolf" and "Lord Nelson" were used by Robert Baden-Powell at the siege of Mafeking during this war, whose other sieges included Kimberley and Ladysmith. This conflict was precipitated by a failed conference between Alfred Milner and Paul Kruger at Bloemfontein. One side was commanded by Horatio Kitchener, and the other consisted of the Orange Free State and the Transvaal. For 10 points, name this conflict between the British and the namesake South African "farmers".
This conflict saw William Penn Symons die at the Battle of Talana Hill, after which one general gave up his position at Dundee.
Second Anglo-Boer War [or South African War before South Africa is read; or Tweede Boereoorlog, or Tweede Vryheidsoorlog]