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South African Military History Society - Journal- Bars and Medals With the 21st Battery, Royal Field Artillery, when it clattered its 15 pounders into action at Elandslaagte on the 21st October, 1899, was Corporal J. Power who was also involved, as shown by the bars on his medal, in the Defence of Ladysmith, the Battle of Laings Nek and also the fighting around Belfast. The range itself, which includes a number of names which were to be applied to associated engagements, reaches from Commando Nek, Moolman's Nek, Nelspoort, to Slabbert's and Retief's Neks on the north, and by the Roodebergen southeast to Naauwpoort Nek, Golden Gate and Generaals' Kop, connecting the main Drakensberg Ridge with the Roodebergen. The following day orders were issued for a four-point attack on Retief's Nek, Slabbert's Nek, Commando Nek and Witnek, the first two falling within a couple of days. rapidttp.com /milhist/vol023kg.html

The LV.Greyes Partnership, Textiles and Historic Furnishings Restoration n the British Army, Colours were last carried into action by the 58th Northamptonshire Regiment during the First Anglo-Boer War at the battle of Laings Nek in January 1881. It became tradition for junior officers of the rank of Ensign to carry the Colours on parade and into battle, with a Colour Sergeant to help protect them. The last Canadian regiment to carry its Colours in battle was Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. members.shaw.ca /lvgreyes/SreportFlags.htm

Agricultural Tours Worldwide (B L -) Depart for Johannesburg/Pretoria via Volksrust and the close-by battle of Laings Nek (28 January 1881), where the colours were carried into battle by the British Army for the last time. Visit the Majuba and Laings Neck battlefield (1889). Proceed to Dundee where the first battle of the Anglo-Boer War, Talana, and the Talana museum is visited. www.destination-rsa.co.za /tours.html

JOUBERT Joubert became Commandant General leading his forces to victory at Laings Nek and at Majuba Hill where he defeated the British. He died on 26th March 1900 officially as a direct result of an injury sustained at the battle of Willow Grange when he was thrown to the ground and his horse rolled on him. They cited the battle of Ladysmith where De Wet had requested chasing after the British and Joubert had denied him, saying "when God gives a finger do not take the hand". home.mweb.co.za /ka/kaigs/JOUBERT.htm

blogfile Whilst viewing Majuba you will be flying over the battlefield of Laings Nek which is the area to the left of the N3 winding through the pass. In the former case he will be flying over the battlefield of Laings Nek. The battles of Laings Neck (28 January 1881), Schuinshoogte (8 February 1881) and Majuba (27 February 1881) present us with a interesting array of facts about the British troops. www.tembe.net /blogfile.htm

Historical Note on the use of Colours They were last carried in battle at Laings Nek in 1881. At the disaster of Isandhlwann, 1879, two subalterns received posthumous Victoria Crosses for their endeavours to save the Colours and from this date the practice of carrying Colours in battle gradually came to an end. www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk /colours/c50.html

index So for example if a guide wishes to take you to the battle sites of the First War of Independance, he or she would have to be a specialist history guide on the battles of Laings Nek, Schuinshoogte and Majuba. The guide responsible must have qualified in the specific battle concerned. www.geocities.com /hlobane

South Africa - Wars # fahnenversand.de - Fahnen Flaggen Fahne Flagge Nationalflaggen Nationalflagge Shop Versand kaufen bestellen While the debate was in progress, the 58th Northamptonhire Regiment carried their Colours into action at the battle of Laings Nek during the 1st Anglo-Boer War (28 Jan. 1881). The Secretary of War polled generals and colonels on the matter in July 1881. The Colours provided a conspicuous target for the Boer snipers, and Lt. Baillie carrying the Regimental Colour was repeatedly wounded before being killed. www.fahnenversand.de /fotw/flags/za-wars.html

South African Military History Society - Journal- A BOER FAMILY On 28 January, 1881, Swart Dirk's son, Dirk Cornelius, 25, was killed at the Battle of Laings Nek. During the Transvaal War of Independence he served on General Joubert's staff and was one of the signatories to the Peace Treaty at O'Neill's cottage. On 8 March his family joined the main Boer laager at Majuba. www.rapidttp.com /milhist/vol036iu.html

Battlefields: Ladysmith's Cultural and Historical Attractions THE BATTLE OF LAING’S NEK – 28TH JAUNUARY 1881 The Boers under Cmdt Gen Piet Joubert, had taken up a position from the slopes of Majuba, across the Nek and over the next two hills. Ghandi and his stretcher bearers are reported to have performed sterling work during the bloody Battle of Spioenkop. Its’ grounds also served as a temporary medical station for the British wounded after the Battle of Majuba and there are a number of mass graves in the grounds. battlefields.kzn.org.za /battlefields/about/35.html

Lt. Col. Rickman He served in the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902, gaining the Queen's Medal with four clasps (Transvaal, Laing's Nek, Orange Free State and Defence of Ladysmith) and the King's Medal with two clasps (South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902). There is a growing interest in the events of the First World War, maybe because there is almost no-one left alive now who fought in that war, and many of us 'forgot' to ask our fathers or relatives about those events, even if some of them took part. While reading through some of it I came across his reference to Barkham and asked if it was OK to use the information on our village site. www.barkham.org.uk /lt__col__rickman.htm

Battlefields Region KwaZulu Natal After a series of engagements, including Laing's Nek and Schuinshoogte, and a British defeat on Amajuba, (the hill of doves), the armistice was signed at O'Neills Cottage at the base of aMajuba mountain and later the peace treaty at Hilldrop House in Newcastle, once the home of author Rider Haggard. At the Battle of Blood River (16 December 1838), the Zulu forces were repulsed and King Dingane forced to flee. The first battle of the war was at Isandlawana, when the 1500 strong British invading force was massacred by Zulu impis. www.ecotravel.co.za /regions/battlefields/travel-guide.htm

Battlefields: Newcastle's Cultural and Historical Attractions He felt that the Majuba Mountain, which towered obove Laing's Nek could be the the ideal vantage point to force the Boers into retreat.He thus ordered a force of approximately 579 men to occupy the crown of this mountain, in the early hours of the morning of the 26 February. An illustration of Gen. Colley at the height of the battle of Majuba. This cottage the original home of Eugene O'Neil was used as a makeshift hospital for British soldiers during the Battle of Majuba and many of their graves are here. battlefields.kzn.org.za /battlefields/about/36.html

Battlefields: Rifleman's Road The British suffered humiliating reversals at the Battle of Laing's Nek, Schuinshoogte, and the most humiliating of all, Majuba. The first of the Anglo-Boer conflicts in 1881 was 'a brief, tragic little war' fought between the Transvaal and the British. They lost 350 men, either killed, wounded or captured. battlefields.kzn.org.za /battlefields/24.xml

Battle of Majuba - End of the First Anglo-Boer War On the night of 26 February, under cover of darkness, he led 554 of his men up Majuba ('hill of doves'), a 760-m eminence that dominates Laing's Nek, then still firmly held by the Transvalers. The British forces who were stationed in the Transvaal were easily contained in three battles - at Heidelberg, where the Transvalers set up a provisional government under Paul Kruger, MW Pretorius and Piet Joubert; at Potchefstroom ; and at Bronkhorstspruit east of Pretoria. The battle of Majuba ended the first war between Britain and Transvaal. about-south-africa.com /html/battle_of_majuba.html

National Army Museum homepage The last occasion on which a British Army regiment carried its colours in action was at the Battle of Laing’s Nek (1881), during the Transvaal War (1880-81). The last occasion on which the red coat was worn in action by a British regiment was at the Battle of Ginniss, in the Sudan, in 1885. Deployed in line to meet advancing Russian cavalry, the 93rd were described by William Howard Russell (the correspondent of The Times) as that ‘thin red streak, topped with a line of steel’. www.national-army-museum.ac.uk /pages/faq.html   (861 words)

Battle of Majuba - End of the First Anglo-Boer War Colley unsuccessfully tested the Boer defences at Laing's Nek and Ingogo Heights on 28 January and 8 February 1881 respectively. The Transvalers then stationed a large force under General Piet Joubert at Laing's Nek just inside Natal territory, to counter any reinforcements that might be sent in from the coast. The other, an obelisk, was built by Boer veterans and members of the public to mark the heroism of the Transvalers. about-south-africa.com /html/battle_of_majuba.html   (861 words)

Battlefields General Colley's force was so weakened from the Battle of Laing's Nek that he was forced to wait for reinforcements. Colley maintained that his position was impregnable but by two o'clock that day not only did he lie dead on the battlefield but his force had had been chased off having suffered some two hundred and fifty casualties against the Boer six. Although the entry form to the site contains a map giving details of the battle it is still worth engaging a guide who can fill in the details and the fascinating stories that surround this battle. www.tourismnewcastle.co.za /Battlefields_entertainment.htm   (861 words)

Newcastle, South Africa - History, Facts and Tourism While he waited for reinforcements from Durban, General Colley and his expeditionary force of about 1 000 men made an unsuccessful frontal attack on the Boer positions at Laing's Nek, about 25 km north of Newcastle (28 January 1881). The penultimate battle in the Transvaal's first war against Britain was fought at Skuinshoogte ('sloping hill') about 16 km northwest of Newcastle, a little more than a week before the decisive battle at Majuba. General Nicolaas Smit moved to the rear of Colley's positions and, on 8 February, engaged a British contingent of about 300 at Skuinshoogte in the Ingogo Heights. about-south-africa.com /html/newcastle.html   (861 words)

GRADE 8: Resisting British Control Major General Sir George Pomeroy Colley’s attempt to keep his lines of communication with Newcastle and northern Natal open result in a fierce battle at Skuinshoogte (near Ingogo) during the First Anglo-Boer War. Major General Sir George Pomeroy Colley’s attempt to break through the Boer lines at Laing's Nek not only fails, his force also suffers heavy causalities. During the First Anglo-Boer War a British force of 1,200 men commanded by the Governor of Natal and High Commissioner for South East Africa, Major General Sir George Pomeroy Colley, start advancing towards the Transvaal border from Newcastle in Natal. www.sahistory.org.za /pages/classroom/pages/projects/grade8/lesson4/chronology.htm   (861 words)

List of Irish Victoria Cross recipients - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Doogan - 1881; Laing's Nek, South Africa John Byrne - 1854; Battle of Inkerman, Crimea John Park - 1854; Battle of the Alma, Crimea en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Irish_Victoria_Cross_recipients   (518 words)

Welcome to South Africa He felt that the Majuba Mountain, which towered obove Laing's Nek could be the the ideal vantage point to force the Boers into retreat.He thus ordered a force of approximately 579 men to occupy the crown of this mountain, in the early hours of the morning of the 26 February. Here the British forces under General Colley were surrounded by the Boers,under the leadership of General Nicolaas Smit. The British were taking by surprise and in the ensuing battle General Colley was killed and British forces were forced to retreat. www.southafrica.net /index.cfm?SitePageID=72&PlaceID=751   (518 words)

First Boer War : Battle of Majuba Hill Colley moved with the forces he had and suffered his first defeat at Laing’s Nek. Illustrations of the stone marking the spot where “Colley fell” were widely published in the British press. Finally the British infantry, suffering considerable loss, broke and fled from the top of the mountain, leaving a small group of 92nd Highlanders to be surrounded and captured. www.britishbattles.com /first-boer-war/majuba-hill.htm   (988 words)

The Battle of Majuba Colley left the dead and wounded on the battlefield and withdrew to Mount Prospect while the Boers moved off to the south. He has been condemned for his action but there is no doubt that had he been able to maintain his position he would have forced the Boers to evacuate the nearby camps and positions at Laing’s Nek. Colley’s communications with Newcastle were continually disrupted by mounted Boerpatrols and as a result he decided to clear the Newcastle-Mount Prospect road thus safeguarding his supply line. www.volksrust.org.za /battleofmajuba.asp   (1937 words)

Battle of Majuba - End of the First Anglo-Boer War On the night of 26 February, under cover of darkness, he led 554 of his men up Majuba ('hill of doves'), a 760-m eminence that dominates Laing's Nek, then still firmly held by the Transvalers. The battle of Majuba ended the first war between Britain and Transvaal. Battle of Majuba - End of the First Anglo-Boer War about-south-africa.com /html/battle_of_majuba.html   (1937 words)

Majuba 1881: The Hill of Destiny (Osprey Military Campaign Series, 45) Ian Castle examines not only the battle at Majuba, but also the previous engagements at Laing's Nek, Schuinshoogte and Bronkhorstspruit. Majuba 1881: The Hill of Destiny (Osprey Military Campaign Series, 45)by Ian Castle is a fine example of what the Ospery Campaign series can achieve. The British entered the war full of confidence, yet in a few short weeks they had suffered three separate reverses before suffering their final humiliating defeat on the isolated summit of Majuba. www.literacyconnections.com /0_1855325039.html   (1937 words)

Royal Navy Corvettes After the battle of Laing’s Nek, the “Dido” contributed to a Naval Brigade of 50 men and two field guns, which went to the front under Lieutenant Henry Ogle of the “Dido.” This brigade shared in the disaster at Majuba on February 27 In 1871 the “Dido,” commanded by Captain William Cox Chapman, an officer of great tact and good temper, was instrumental in settling without bloodshed a dispute among the Kings of New Calabar, Bonny, and Ekrika, on the Niger, and in procuring safety for British trade in that river. In 1874 the “Dido” was present at the formal transfer of the Fiji Islands to the British flag, and was so unfortunate as to introduce measles among the native population, which resulted in a lamentable loss of life. www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /corvettes.htm   (1364 words)

The Daughter of the Regiment - notes The last time that the Colours were carried into battle by a British regiment was in 1881, when the 58th Regiment, later the Rutlandshire Regiment and by 1914, part of the Northamptonshire Regiment, suffered heavy loss at Laing's Nek on 28 January of that year in the first South African War, 1880-1881. In my first regiment, the wife of the 2i/c (the Second-in-Command) was known as the '3i/c' (we had a bachelor colonel) and the wife of one of the Sergeant-Majors was known as '4i/c'. Mulvaney is exaggerating the number of places where McKenna’s children might have been born. www.kipling.org.uk /rg_daughtereg_notes.htm   (2259 words)

IMO Discussion Board - On This Day... During the Battle of Laing’s Nek in the First Boer War Pte John Doogan of the 1st Dragoon Guards won a Victoria Cross for rescuing a dismounted officer, Major Brownlow, under enemy fire and despite the fact that he was, himself, wounded. John won a VC in Somaliland in 1903, completing a unique record of three members of the same family winning the award, and died of wounds in France in 1915. Hubert gained fame as a controversial soldier, he was a ringleader of the Curragh Mutiny in 1914 and commanded the 5th Army in France, being sacked in 1918 for his perceived failure to halt the German advance of March 1918. www.irishmilitaryonline.com /board/showthread.php?t=2354   (2259 words)

Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 'CAPE COLONY', 'BELMONT', 'WEPENER', 'NATAL', 'MODDER RIVER', 'DEFENCE OF MAFEKING', 'RHODESIA', TUGELA HEIGHTS', 'TRANSVAAL', 'RELIEF OF MAFEKING', 'RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY', 'JOHANNESBURG', DEFENCE OF KIMBERLEY', PAARDEBERG', 'LAING'S NEK', 'TALANA', 'ORANGE FREE STATE', 'DIAMOND HILL', 'ELANDSLAAGTE', RELIEF OF LADYSMITH', 'WITTENBERGEN', 'DEFENCE OF LADYSMITH', 'DREIFONTEIN', 'BELFAST', 'SOUTH AFRICA 1901' and 'SOUTH AFRICA 1902'. Behind her is her shield bearing the Union Flag and in the background can be seen both the ships of the Royal Navy and soldiers marching to battle. The reverse was later completely re-cut for the third version with the dates omitted and the wreath points to the 'F' of 'AFRICA' where Britannia's arm has been slightly elevated to help fill the gap made from the removed dates. www.britishmilitarymedals.co.uk /queenssouthafricamedal.htm   (2259 words)

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