Battle of Colenso

When

15 Dec 1899

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

28.73° S, 29.82° E

Description

battle between British and Boer forces, South Africa on 15 December 1899

1899 battle of the Second Boer War

The Second Battle of Colenso, also known as the Battle of Colenso, was the third and final battle fought during the Black Week of the Second Boer War. It was fought between British and Boer forces from the independent South African Republic and Orange Free State in and around Colenso, Natal, South Africa on 15 December 1899.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Colenso: Britain's General Buller loses 1,097 officers and men in Natal, the third serious British reverse in South Africa in this "Black Week"”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Großbritannien erleidet in der Schlacht von Colenso die dritte Niederlage innerhalb von einer Woche im Zweiten Burenkrieg”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Second Boer War23 Oct 1899 · War