Siege of Lydenburg

When

6 Jan 1881 – 30 Mar 1881

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

25.10° S, 30.45° E

Description

1881 siege

The siege of Lydenburg was a siege carried out by South African Republican forces on British-occupied Lydenburg, between January and March 1881 during the First Boer War. Despite fierce British resistance, the Boers reclaimed the town following the British defeat at the end of the war. The siege lasted 84 days.

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