Battle of the Tugela Heights
1900 battle of the Second Boer War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Tugela (or Thukela) Heights, also known as the Battle of Pieters Hill, Battle of the Pieters, or the Battle of the Tugela River, consisted of a series of military actions lasting from 14 February through to 27 February 1900 in which General Sir Redvers Buller's British army forced Louis Botha's Boer army to lift the Siege of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
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Battle of the Tugela Heights | |||||||
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Part of Second Boer War | |||||||
British Forces storming Pieters Hill on February 27 and advancing to Ladysmith | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom |
South African Republic Orange Free State | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Redvers Buller | Louis Botha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
20,000 50 guns |
5,000 8 field guns | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2,300 killed, wounded or missing | 200 killed |
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