William Forbes Gatacre Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Forbes Gatacre, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

3 records1899–18991 events1 places

Chronological biography

1899

Battle of Stormberg10 December 1899

Warfare / Boer War, 2nd · General · Stormberg

Gatacres forces are weakened after a Boer ambush

Battle of Stormberg10 December 1899

Warfare / Boer War, 2nd · General · Stormberg

Suffers severe losses against the Boers in an ambush 70 miles from Queenstown

Battle of Stormberg10 December 1899

Warfare / Boer War, 2nd · General · British Commander · Stormberg

Suffers defeat during Black Week.

Titles and roles

General · General · British Commander

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.