A pincer movement involving both French's cavalry…

February 1900 CE

A pincer movement involving both French's cavalry and the main British force, attempts to take the entrenched position on February 17 a but the frontal attacks are uncoordinated and so are repulsed by the Boers.

Finally, Roberts resorts to bombarding Cronjé into submission.

Locations
Paardeberg Drift Orange Free State South Africa View →

People
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts View → Frederick Russell Burnham View → George Francis Robert Henderson View → J. B. M. Hertzog View → John Denton Pinkstone French View → Louis Botha View → Neville Bowles Chamberlain View → Paul Kruger View → Paul Sanford Methuen View → Piet Cronjé View → Redvers Buller View →

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Boers View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → Orange Free State, Republic of the (Boer Republic) View → South African Republic (the Transvaal) (restored) View →

Topics
Boer War, Second or Great View →

Subjects
Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Mayhem View → Government View →

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