Siege of Ladysmith

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The Siege of Ladysmith was a major engagement of the Second Boer War (1899–1902) in which British forces were encircled and besieged by Boer commandos in the town of Ladysmith in present-day South Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military engagement
siege
belligerent Boer republics
British Empire
Orange Free State
South African Republic
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
surface form: United Kingdom
category 1899 in South Africa
1900 in South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
surface form: History of KwaZulu-Natal

Second Boer War
surface form: Sieges of the Second Boer War
combatant Boer forces
surface form: Boer commandos

British Army
commander George White
Louis Botha
Piet Joubert
conflictOf Second Boer War
countryAtTime Colony of Natal
duration approximately 118 days
endDate 1900-02-28
endYear 1900
followedBy British advance into Boer territory
hasAftermath boosted British morale after relief
marked turning point in early phase of Second Boer War
hasCasualties Boer forces suffered several hundred casualties
British forces suffered thousands of casualties including dead, wounded, and disease
involves British colonial troops
civilians inside Ladysmith
naval guns used on land
location Colony of Natal
Ladysmith
present-day South Africa
notableFor heavy artillery bombardment
high civilian and military hardship
prolonged encirclement of British garrison
use of Boer long-range guns
partOf Second Boer War
precededBy Battle of Ladysmith
reliefBy Redvers Buller
result British victory
Siege of Kimberley
surface form: Relief of Ladysmith
significantEvent Siege of Ladysmith self-linksurface differs
surface form: Relief of Ladysmith
startDate 1899-11-02
startYear 1899
strategicImportance key to British control of Natal
strategicObjective control of Natal railway and communications

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Natal Colony significantEvent Siege of Ladysmith
Boer Wars notableEvent Siege of Ladysmith
Manchester Regiment notableEngagement Siege of Ladysmith
Ladysmith knownFor Siege of Ladysmith
Ladysmith eventLocation Siege of Ladysmith
Siege of Ladysmith significantEvent Siege of Ladysmith self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Relief of Ladysmith
Boer forces engagement Siege of Ladysmith
King's Own Scottish Borderers (historical) battleHonour Siege of Ladysmith
subject surface form: King's Own Scottish Borderers
this entity surface form: Relief of Ladysmith
Redvers Buller notableEvent Siege of Ladysmith
this entity surface form: Relief of Ladysmith operations
King’s Shropshire Light Infantry battleHonour Siege of Ladysmith
this entity surface form: Relief of Ladysmith
Ladysmith Barracks namedAfter Siege of Ladysmith
Ladysmith Siege Museum dedicatedTo Siege of Ladysmith
Ladysmith Siege Museum topic Siege of Ladysmith
Ladysmith Siege Museum significantEventDocumented Siege of Ladysmith
this entity surface form: Siege of Ladysmith (2 November 1899 – 28 February 1900)
George White notableEvent Siege of Ladysmith
Chieveley, Natal, South Africa usedDuring Siege of Ladysmith
this entity surface form: Relief of Ladysmith operations
Chieveley, Natal, South Africa associatedEvent Siege of Ladysmith
this entity surface form: siege of Ladysmith
Chieveley Military Cemetery, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa associatedWithBattle Siege of Ladysmith
this entity surface form: Relief of Ladysmith operations
Chieveley Military Cemetery, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa associatedWith Siege of Ladysmith
this entity surface form: British campaign in Natal
Battle of Ladysmith followedBy Siege of Ladysmith
Battle of Ladysmith ledTo Siege of Ladysmith
Battle of Spion Kop partOf Siege of Ladysmith
this entity surface form: Relief of Ladysmith campaign
Battle of Spion Kop objective Siege of Ladysmith
this entity surface form: Relief of Ladysmith
Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald notableWork Siege of Ladysmith
this entity surface form: Leadership in the relief of Ladysmith
Battle of Colenso objective Siege of Ladysmith
this entity surface form: Relief of Ladysmith
British forces in the Second Boer War belligerentIn Siege of Ladysmith
this entity surface form: Relief of Ladysmith
Natal-Transvaal border conflictOccurredOnOrNear Siege of Ladysmith
this entity surface form: Second Anglo-Boer War Natal campaign
Natal Mounted Police notableEvent Siege of Ladysmith
this entity surface form: Relief of Ladysmith