28 January 1881
British Defeat at Laing's Nek
British forces suffer a serious reverse while attempting to enter Transvaal.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Laing's Nek in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
British forces suffer a serious reverse while attempting to enter Transvaal.
Leads an unsuccessful assault on Boer positions at Laing's Nek.
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