The British advance and Boer retreat through northern Natal, May - June 1900
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Authors
Torlage, Gilbert
Issue Date
1992-11
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
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Abstract
This dissertation deals with the efforts of the British forces
to regain control of northern Natal from the Boers, during the
second quarter of 1900. In March Boer forces had dug themselves
in along the Biggarsberg.
In early May a British force advanced on the Biggarsberg.
Exploiting their numerical superiority and with a turning
movement to their right, the British army forced the Boers to
retire to the Drakensberg in the Majuba area.
There followed a period of re-organisation and preparation during
which General Buller attempted to persuade the Boers to lay down
their arms. When this failed he launched another attack on the
Boer defence line. In quick succession the British force gained
success at Botha's Pass (8 June) and at Alleman's Nek (11 June).
These reverses forced the Boers to retire from their Drakensberg
positions and they thereby relinquished all control of Natal to
the British forces
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Torlage, Gilbert (1992) The British advance and Boer retreat through northern Natal, May - June 1900, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16216>