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Except in Natal, the war has stagnated. …
Years: 1900 - 1900
February
Except in Natal, the war has stagnated.
Other than a single attempt to storm Ladysmith, the Boers have made no attempt to capture the besieged towns.
In the Cape Midlands, the Boers had not exploited the British defeat at Stormberg, and have been prevented from capturing the railway junction at Colesberg.
In the dry summer, the grazing on the veld becomes parched, weakening the Boers' horses and draft oxen, and many Boer families join their menfolk in the siege lines and laagers (encampments), fatally encumbering Cronjé's army.
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People
- Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
- Frederick Russell Burnham
- George Francis Robert Henderson
- J. B. M. Hertzog
- Louis Botha
- Neville Bowles Chamberlain
- Paul Kruger
- Paul Sanford Methuen
- Piet Cronjé
- Redvers Buller
Groups
- Boers
- Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- Orange Free State, Republic of the (Boer Republic)
- South African Republic (the Transvaal) (restored)
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Years: 1900 - 1900
February
Locations
People
- Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
- Frederick Russell Burnham
- George Francis Robert Henderson
- J. B. M. Hertzog
- Louis Botha
- Neville Bowles Chamberlain
- Paul Kruger
- Paul Sanford Methuen
- Piet Cronjé
- Redvers Buller
Groups
- Boers
- Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- Orange Free State, Republic of the (Boer Republic)
- South African Republic (the Transvaal) (restored)
Topics
Subjects
Regions
Subregions