Battle of Talana Hill

Quando

20 de out. de 1899

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

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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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “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 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “In der ersten Schlacht des Zweiten Burenkrieges, der Schlacht von Talana Hill, besiegen die Briten die Einheiten der Burenrepubliken”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “les Britanniques reportent une victoire sans résultat probant sur les Boers à la bataille de Talana Hill ; le lendemain”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte

• Second Boer War23 de out. de 1899 · Guerra