Battle of Laing's Nek
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The Battle of Laing's Nek was a key 1881 engagement in the First Boer War in which Boer forces successfully repelled a British attempt to break through a strategic mountain pass in the Transvaal.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Laing's Nek canonical | 6 |
| Battle of Laingsnek | 1 |
| Battle of Laing’s Nek | 1 |
| Battle of Laing’s Nek (1881) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Laing's Nek
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Laingsnek
|
| armedForce |
Boer citizen militia
ⓘ
British imperial troops ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Boer forces
ⓘ
South African Republic ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy British casualties
ⓘ
light Boer casualties ⓘ |
| combatant |
Boer forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Boer commandos
British Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Major-General Sir George Pomeroy Colley
ⓘ
Piet Joubert ⓘ |
| conflict | First Boer War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
South African Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Republic (Transvaal)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| date | 1881-01-28 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Majuba Hill
ⓘ
Battle of Schuinshoogte ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Drakensberg Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Drakensberg region
|
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
58th Regiment of Foot
ⓘ
60th Rifles ⓘ Mounted Infantry ⓘ Natal Mounted Police ⓘ |
| location |
Laing's Nek
ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ Transvaal ⓘ |
| notableFor |
demonstration of Boer marksmanship and defensive tactics
ⓘ
early Boer success against British regular forces ⓘ |
| objectiveOfBritishForces | break through Laing's Nek pass into Transvaal ⓘ |
| outcome | British attack repelled by Boer forces ⓘ |
| partOf | First Boer War ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | British attempt to relieve besieged garrisons in Transvaal ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Pretoria ⓘ |
| result | Boer victory ⓘ |
| significance | contributed to British decision to negotiate peace in First Boer War ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of mountain pass between Natal and Transvaal ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
Boers held high ground overlooking the pass
ⓘ
frontal British assault up steep slopes ⓘ |
| terrain |
mountain pass
ⓘ
steep slopes and ridges ⓘ |
| theatre | Natal-Transvaal border ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | conventional land battle ⓘ |
| weaponry |
artillery
ⓘ
rifles ⓘ |
| year | 1881 ⓘ |
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Battle of Laingsnek
this entity surface form:
Battle of Laing’s Nek
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Battle of Laing’s Nek (1881)