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Battle of Spion Kop
Part of the Second Boer War

Boers at Spion Kop, 1900.
Date23–24 January 1900
Location
Spioenkop, 38 km west-southwest of Ladysmith
28°39′0″S 29°30′59″E / 28.65000°S 29.51639°E / -28.65000; 29.51639
Result Boer victory
Belligerents
Battle of Spion Kop United Kingdom Battle of Spion Kop South African Republic
Battle of Spion Kop Orange Free State
Commanders and leaders
Sir Redvers Buller
Charles Warren
Edward Woodgate 
Neville Lyttelton
Alexander Thorneycroft
Louis Botha
Schalk W. Burger
Hendrik F. Prinsloo Sr.
Strength
20,000
36 field guns
8,000
4 field guns
2 machine guns[1]
Casualties and losses
243 killed
1,250 wounded[2]
68 killed
267 wounded[2]
Battle of Spion Kop is located in South Africa
Battle of Spion Kop
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Location of Spion Kop within South Africa (modern boundaries)

The Battle of Spion Kop (Dutch: Slag bij Spionkop; Afrikaans: Slag van Spioenkop) was a military engagement between British forces and two Boer Republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, during the campaign by the British to relieve the besieged city Ladysmith during the initial months of the Second Boer War. The battle was fought 23–24 January 1900 on the hilltop of Spioen Kop(a), about 38 km (24 mi) west-southwest of Ladysmith and resulted in a Boer victory.

  1. ^ Thorneycroft, Alexander (1999). The Stationery Office (ed.). The Boer War, Ladysmith and Mafeking, 1900. Uncovered Editions (Abridged ed.). Guildford, Surrey: Biddles Limited. ISBN 0-11-702408-2.
  2. ^ a b "The Battle of Spion Kop". British Battles. Archived from the original on 25 May 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2008.

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