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Battle of Paardeberg

Great Britain · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1900Date range
4Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1900

Thomas Kelly-Kenny18 February 1900

Paardeberg · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

Kelly-Kenny's division closes on Cronje's laager at Paardeberg and helps establish the British encirclement.

Horatio Herbert Kitchener Khartoum18 February 1900

Paardeberg · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

Directs costly assaults before Roberts resumes command.

Hector Archibald MacDonald18 February 1900

Paardeberg · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

MacDonald leads the Highland Brigade during the operations that surround Cronje's force at Paardeberg.

Frederick Sleigh Roberts Roberts, 1st18 February 1900

Paardeberg · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

Cronje's force surrenders at Paardeberg after British encirclement.

Frederick Sleigh Roberts Roberts, 1st27 February 1900

Paardeberg · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

Receives Cronje's surrender after encirclement.

Names involved

Frederick Sleigh Roberts Roberts, 1stHector Archibald MacDonaldHoratio Herbert Kitchener KhartoumThomas Kelly-Kenny

Provenance

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