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	Battle of Spion Kop - The Boer War
		Of all the Boer War battles Spion Kop retains an appalling notoriety for the incompetence of British leadership and the slaughter of the small number of men engaged on each side in the struggle for the top of the hill.
		Warren’s plan was to climb and capture the hill of Spion Kop, which he considered to be the key to the Rangeworthy position.
		On Spion Kop the mist prevented the British force from realising that the area occupied was insufficient to hold the summit and that their position was overlooked by higher features.
	www.britishbattles.com /great-boer-war/spion-kop.htm (2772 words)

	Kop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kop or Spion Kop is a generic reference to a standing area in a football stadium, named after the South African mountain Spion Kop, scene of a battle in the Second Boer War.
		Built in 1906 and named 'Spion Kop', it could hold up to 24 000 rabid 'Kopites' (supporters placed in the Kop) and was the largest terrace built in an English ground.
		The supporters would 'suck' the ball into the Kop while they were singing and chanting, making Anfield famous for it's atmosphere, supporters enthusiasm, and making a match day atmosphere so intense and fiery that no other ground could match, even arch-rival Manchester United's Stretford End.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kop (234 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Spion Kop
		Kop or Spion Kop is a generic reference to a standing area in a football stadium, named after the South African mountain Spion Kop, scene of a battle in the Second Boer War.
		Built in 1906 and named 'Spion Kop', it could hold up to 24 000 rabid 'Kopites' (supporters placed in the Kop) and was the largest terrace built in an English ground.
		Spion Kop, as the largest hill in the region at over 1,400 feet, had become occupied by the Boers, who were armed with modern German Mauser rifles.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Spion-Kop (630 words)

	Battle of Spion Kop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Spion Kop, as the largest hill in the region at over 1,400 feet, had become occupied by the Boers, who were armed with modern German Mauser rifles.
		The casualties result of the battle were 400 British dead left buried on Spion Kop and 1,400 British wounded or captured.
		Similarly, in places like Australia there are numerous hills bearing the name "Spion Kop", presumably because of their perceived resemblance to the location of the battle in the eyes of returned servicemen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Spion_Kop (1137 words)

	Spion Kop - LoveToKnow 1911
		SPION KOP, a mountain in Natal on the north side of the Tugela River, and 24 m.
		It is celebrated as the scene of a battle (Jan. 24, 1900) in the Transvaal War, in which the British forces under Sir Redvers Buller were defeated by the Boers (see Transvaal and Ladysmith).
		The Spion Kop incident led to much controversy; for an admirable elucidation of the facts see The Times History of the War in South Africa.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Spion_Kop (101 words)

	Spearmint
		SPION KOP, foaled in 1917, was bred by Major Giles Loder, who had inherited Eyrefield Lodge Stud upon the death of his uncle Major Eustace Loder in 1914.
		Spion Kop could not emulate his sire by taking the Grand Prix de Paris, as he ran unplaced, then lost by a head to Abbots Trace in a race at Derby, unplaced to Caligula in the St. Leger and unplaced in the Champion Stakes.
		Spion Kop's Derby-winning son Felstead was unable to keep the male line going, but did come up with two extraordinary fillies--Rockfel, victress in the One Thousand Guineas, Oaks, and Champion Stakes; and Steady Aim, also an Oaks winner.
	www.tbheritage.com /Portraits/Spearmint.html (4607 words)

	SPION KOP - Online Information article about SPION KOP
		Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.
		Buller were defeated by the Boers (see TRANSVAAL and LADYSMITH).
		The Spion Kop incident led to much controversy; for an admirable elucidation of the facts see The Times See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /SOU_STE/SPION_KOP.html (195 words)

	The Kop's Last Stand
		Liverpool football club's legendary Kop is remembered ten years after its 'Last Stand'in a new exhibition at the Museum of Liverpool Life from 28 May to 19 September 2004.
		The original all-standing Kop, which stood from 1906 to 1994, played a key part in the history of the soccer team during its glory years when players captured top trophies.
		The Kop was demolished five years later to be replaced by an all-seater.
	www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk /liverpoollife/exhibitions/thekopslaststand (296 words)

	The battles of Ventner's Spruit and Spion Kop \| 1899-1909 \| Guardian Century
		Sir Charles Warren had all the time had Spion Kop in his eye, as likely to be useful.
		Spion Kop, properly used, was the key of the position, and the key that would open the door of Ladysmith.
		From Three Tree Hill the gunners shelled the usual places, as well as the northern ranges of Spion Kop, where the Boer riflemen were supposed to be.
	century.guardian.co.uk /1899-1909/Story/0,,94838,00.html (2044 words)

	Retracing Churchill's South African Escape - The Churchill Centre
		A Boer monument of rough stone is about 100 yards north of the crest, and we could see the peak of the British monument, 15 feet high with the names of officers and men who died on that 20-acre summit.
		Spion Kop is really a cemetery, a memorial for nearly 1 500 killed, wounded and missing soldiers, mostly British.
		From Spion Kop we went southeast to Colenso, a sleepy rural town that had also seen its share of war.
	www.winstonchurchill.org /i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=678 (2476 words)

	Red and White Kop - www.redandwhitekop.net
		It was christened as the Spion Kop by Ernest Jones of The Echo in memory of the many scousers who died in battle over a hill in South Africa by the same name during the Boer War.
		In 1928 The Kop was altered from banking to terracing and a massive roof added to protect the thousands of fans who gathered to watch their beloved team play.
		The Kop was world renowned for both the atmosphere it used to produce on match day, and the togetherness from a people who as a man and as a City were generally looked down at across the United Kingdom.
	www.redandwhitekop.com /print.php?id=448286 (1378 words)

	The Great Boer War - Spion Kop
		But the first step was the most serious one, for right across their front lay the Boer position upon the edge of a lofty plateau, with the high peak of Spion Kop forming the left corner of it.
		The Spion Kop mountain was really the salient or sharp angle of the Boer position, so that the British were exposed to a cross fire both from the left and right.
		On both sides the results of artillery fire during the war have been disappointing, but at Spion Kop beyond all question it was the Boer guns which won the action for them.
	www.free-ebooks-uk.netfirms.com /great-boer-war/15-spion-kop.html (5479 words)

	Anfield Stadium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The terrace was nicknamed "Spion" by a local journalist who likened the banking to a hill in South Africa where many local soldiers had lost their lives during the Boer War at the start of the 20th Century.
		The Kop's members sang and cheered for their saints like no other team's supporters, making Anfield world famous with their enthusiasm, and creating a match day atmosphere that couldn't be matched at any other stadium.
		The Kop itself was a truly gargantuan structure, gloomy and fearsome to opposing players, because its immense roof covered all the spectators in its shadow, far more brooding than the other great end terraces of this era at Molineux and Villa Park.
	family.maltanet.net /hawk/html/Stadium (1644 words)

	Conan-Doyle, The Great Boer War: Chapter IV: The Eve of War
		Spion Kop was to be attacked that night.
		The Spion Kop mountain was really the salient or sharp angle of the Boer position, so that the British were exposed to a cross fire both from the left and right.
		On both sides the results of artillery fire during the war have been disappointing, but at Spion Kop beyond all question it was the Boer guns which won the action for them.
	www.pinetreeweb.com /conan-doyle-chapter-15.htm (5674 words)

	This Is Anfield - For All Your Liverpool FC Needs - LFC News, Match Reports, Discussion, Chat, Scores and Opinion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Spion Kop was a mighty terrace behind one of the goals at Anfield.
		In 1928 the Kop was extended and a roof added, this took the capacity to well over 27,000 and the new steel roof added to the noise factor.
		The Kop is the biggest single tier structure in Britain, with a capacity of almost 13,000.
	www.thisisanfield.com /clubinfo.php?id=00000018 (487 words)

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		Outside the Kop, there is a generous amount of space for the fans to gather before taking up their seats.
		This view is taken from the the Kop Corner (formerly the Family enclosure) at the City end of the Kop.
		In the middle of the Spion Kop, towards the rear on the halfway line, is the Directors Box.
	members.lycos.co.uk /Keke/1996_99.htm (1329 words)

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		Spion Kop, although steep, is not very high on the northern slope where we went up, and it did not take us long to reach the top.
		However that may be, von Brusewitz was now on top of Spion Kop, where he seemed bent on getting killed, for although we warned him not to expose himself too recklessly, he paid no heed, and repeatedly stood out from among the rocks to fire.
		Most of the wounded had been taken off in the course of the day, but we found a few serious cases that would not bear transport Collected in charge of an old man, who, by the dim light of a lantern, was attending to their wants.
	www.ourcivilisation.com /smartboard/shop/reitzd/commando/chap9.htm (3871 words)

	Leeds United Football Club Elland Road from Football.co.uk
		formally referred to as the KOP (Spion Kop); This was roofed in 1968 and during the early 80's an electronic scoreboard was installed under the roof.
		The name Kop came from the South African name Spion Kop; it was brought from South Africa by the East Lancs regiment, this regiment being mainly made up of men from Liverpool.
		As Liverpool had the original Spion Kop other grounds took on this idea and today most grounds have at one end of their ground a Kop.
	stadiums.football.co.uk /Championship/Elland-Road.htm (554 words)

	liverpoolfc.tv: RTK: MISSION STATEMENT
		They all came together on the sloping terraces of Liverpool's Spion Kop, and there a new tribal ritual was born, one which was to spread like wildfire from club to club across the land."
		The Kop is a sad shadow of it's former self.
		The Kop itself was a huge academy, wherein younger fans learnt songs and absorbed the culture; learning what was - and what wasn't - acceptable.
	www.liverpoolfc.tv /news/archivedirs/news/2007/jan/3/N154563070103-1006.htm (1502 words)

	Spion Kop Lodge - Self catering Lodge / B & B in Winterton, Battlefields, KwaZulu-Natal, Central Drakensberg, ...
		REQUEST A QUOTE from Spion Kop lodge at Spion Kop Lodge.
		SPION KOP LODGE : (KwaZulu Natal) tranquil and relaxing with a choice of activities, has been transformed into a beautiful 4 Star Lodge, offering an Out of Africa Experience, with warm hospitality,8 well-appointed, double-ensuite bedrooms, plus two self-contained cottages, is set in tranquil, park like grounds.
		We spent two nights at Spion Kop Lodge---beautiful place although the weather was breaking when we were there it was obvious that it is a beautiful spot Service very good.
	www.safarinow.com /go/SPIONKOP (522 words)

	Battle of Spion Kop - TheBestLinks.com - January 24, United Kingdom, 1900, Boer War, ...
		Battle of Spion Kop - TheBestLinks.com - January 24, United Kingdom, 1900, Boer War,...
		Spion Kop, Battle of Spion Kop, January 24, United Kingdom, 1900, Boer War...
		The Battle of Spion Kop took place at Natal in South Africa on 24 January 1900.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Spion_Kop.html (123 words)

	The South African War 1899-1902 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It was finally decided to assault the Boer Position on Spion Kop at daybreak on January 24th.
		A portion of the crest of Spion Kop was seized at 4 o'clock on the morning of January 24th by a force under General Woodgate.
		Of all the regiments engaged at Spion Kop, only the Royal Lancaster and the Lancashire Fusiliers suffered more heavily than the Middlesex, which had 4 officers and 38 men killed, and 4 officers and 49 men wounded.
	www.prole.demon.co.uk /middlesex/saw.htm (2408 words)

	Moonsault: Liverpool FC Tales from the Kop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		1) The Kop was built in 1906 and named after Spion Kop, a hill in Natal where a Merseyside regiment suffered heavy losses on 24 January 1900 in a bloody battle in the Boer War.
		There are Kops on at least a dozen other English grounds, but none are as famed as Anfield.
		It was said to be the height of the roof which magnified the sound and acted as a natural amplifier.
	home.online.no /~oeyviaas/lm/liverpol/kop.htm (527 words)

	Songs for the stands(2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		On the steep - infamous in it's days - Spion Kop stand of Liverpool (in short "The Kop") it could all be found and the songs for the stands were born.
		The battle for this hill went on throughout the night and at dawn, when finally the summit was conquered, the surface was colored red with the blood of 2000 men.
		Years later, in the season 1928-1929, on Spion Kop a stand with a roof was built, with standing places only, which recently, only a few years ago, was converted into a standard sitting-only side - this to the huge displease of every true soccer fan in the world - (to be continued)
	www.euronet.nl /~tnt/song02e.htm (599 words)

	www.evertonfc.com :: View topic - the Spion Kop
		The Walton Breck Bank and the Oakfield Road Embankment had been mentioned but then Liverpool ECHO sports editor Ernest Edwards came up with the idea of calling it Spion Kop.
		Spioenkop was the small hill in the South African province of Natal where a bloody battle had taken place in the Boer War on January 24 1900.
		One the Echo websire they've asked for people to write in with their best momories of standing on the kop.
	www.evertonfc.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=4851 (211 words)

	BigSoccer Boards - Scouse and Kop?
		I know the first is loosely a term for those associated with Liverpool and Kop is the name of one end of Anfield.
		The Kop End is named for the Spion Kop, a hill in South Africa where a British regiment fought a gallant but futile battle in the Boer War.
		In the wake of that battle, the end of the Anfield ground that was then a large hill was named the Spion Kop.
	www.bigsoccer.com /forum/printthread.php?t=171932 (949 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Spion Kop
		MSN Encarta - Search Results - Spion Kop
		Spion Kop, racehorse, winner of the Epsom Derby in 1920.
		Owned and bred by Major Giles Loder, he was ridden to victory by Frank O’Neill.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Spion_Kop.html (58 words)

	Kop - TheBestLinks.com - Football (soccer), Liverpool F.C., TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, 1990s, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Kop, Football (soccer), Liverpool F.C. TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub...
		The Kop is a generic reference to main standing area in a football stadium, named after the South African mountain Spion Kop, scene of a battle in the Second Boer War.
		Many English grounds have a Kop, though the most famous one is at Anfield, home of Liverpool, which is the only club to give their stand the official name of 'The Kop'.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Kop.html (161 words)

	Outposts > News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Overlooking Spion Kop, with dusk gathering and a large drink in your hand Andrew begins the battlefield tales.
		Andrew is a passionate Historian and can fill one with all the drama, calamities, bravery and death of this battlefield, bringing it all to life.
		Instead I was left with the view he must have had when riding up to the Kop to report on the battle for his newspaper - except that the three white rhinos which grazed nearby would probably not have been around then.
	www.outposts.co.uk /news.read.cfm?articleid=8 (198 words)

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