Alexander Whitelaw Thorneycroft Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alexander Whitelaw Thorneycroft, based on 1 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

1 records1900–19001 events1 places

Chronological biography

1900

Battle of Spion Kop24 January 1900

Warfare / Boer War, 2nd · Lieutenant Colonel · Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry Commander · Spion Kop

Thorneycroft assumes command on the summit and refuses a Boer demand for surrender during the crisis at Spion Kop.

Titles and roles

Lieutenant Colonel · Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry 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.