Battle of Talana Hill

When

20 Oct 1899

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

28.16° S, 30.27° E

Description

1899 battle

1899 battle of the Second Boer War

The Battle of Talana Hill, also known as the Battle of Glencoe, was the first major clash of the Second Boer War. A frontal attack by British infantry supported by artillery drove the Boers from a hilltop position, but the British suffered heavy casualties in the process, including their commanding general, Sir William Penn Symons, being mortally wounded.

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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 “In the first major clash of the Second Boer War, the Battle of Talana Hill, the British Army drives the Boers from a hilltop position, but with heavy casualties”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der ersten Schlacht des Zweiten Burenkrieges, der Schlacht von Talana Hill, besiegen die Briten die Einheiten der Burenrepubliken”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les Britanniques reportent une victoire sans résultat probant sur les Boers à la bataille de Talana Hill ; le lendemain”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Second Boer War23 Oct 1899 · War