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Spion Kop may refer to:

  • Spion Kop (hill) or Spioenkop, a hill in South Africa
    • Spion Kop (stadiums) (or Kop), the colloquial for a number of sports terraces and stands, originally from their resemblance to the hill
    • Battle of Spion Kop, a battle fought during the Second Boer War in 1900 on Spion Kop
      • Spion Kop, Nottinghamshire, a small village named after the battle
      • In the short story "Rallying Round Old George" in the collection My Man Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse, "Spion Kop" is used as a metaphor (in reference to the battle) for a noisy argument.
  • Spion Kop (horse) (1917–1941), winner of the 1920 Epsom Derby
  • SAS Spioenkop (F147), South African Navy frigate

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Spion Kop

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Spion Kop may refer to: Spion Kop (hill) or Spioenkop, a hill in South Africa Spion Kop (stadiums) (or Kop), the colloquial for a number of sports terraces...

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Battle of Spion Kop

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The Battle of Spion Kop (Dutch: Slag bij Spionkop; Afrikaans: Slag van Spioenkop) was a military engagement between British forces and two Boer Republics...

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Spion Kop Battlefield Memorials

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The Spion Kop Battlefield, graves and memorials are maintained by Heritage KZN. The battlefield was proclaimed as a heritage landmark in 1978. The site...

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Spion Kop Cemetery

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Spion Kop Cemetery, originally known as Hartlepool Cemetery, is a disused cemetery on the coast in Hartlepool in England. It was opened in 1856 to replace...

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KOP

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rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain Spion Kop (stadiums), a colloquial name or term for a number of terraces and stands...

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Spion Kop Quarry

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Spion Kop Quarry (grid reference SO598103) is a 0.7-hectare (1.7-acre) nature reserve in Gloucestershire in the Forest of Dean. The site is managed by...

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Hillsborough Stadium

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Olive Grove stand on the south side of the stadium. The banking on the Spion Kop was also increased in size. The new south stand was completed in time...

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Bloomfield Road

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In 2000 and 2001 respectively, the Spion Kop and West Stand were demolished to make way for the new stands. The Kop was closed after 8 May visit of Colchester...

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Hillsborough disaster

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service was held at Spion Kop, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The ceremony was held on the Spion Kop Battlefield that gave its name to the Kop Stand at Anfield...

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Second Boer War

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series of tactical victories at Stormberg, Magersfontein, Colenso and Spion Kop. In the second phase, after the number of British troops greatly increased...

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Anfield

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after a dispute with the club president. The stadium has four stands: the Spion Kop, the Main Stand, the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand and the Anfield Road End...

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Relief of Ladysmith

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29°30′59″E / 28.65000°S 29.51639°E / -28.65000; 29.51639 (Battle of Spion Kop) Reinforcements continued to pour into Natal and with the arrival of Sir...

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South African Light Horse

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discover they would need to capture and hold a 430 meter high hill called Spion Kop. A portion of the SALH remained at Chieveley with Major General Geoffrey...

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John Talbot Coke

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during the Second Boer War having a prominent role in the battles of Spion Kop and the Tugela Heights during the relief of Ladysmith. John Talbot Coke...

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Warsop

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12,644 residents, including Church Warsop, Meden Vale, Sookholme and Spion Kop. The parish was an urban district in Nottinghamshire until 1974, when...

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Meadow Lane

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the City Ground is visible from parts of the Jimmy Sirrel stand and the Spion Kop. The stadium also hosts the men's and women's football in the Varsity...

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Racecourse Ground

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officially adopted on 1 July 2023. The Kop The originally all-standing home stand is named after the Battle of Spion Kop, as many grounds in the UK used to...

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Schalk Willem Burger

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commandant-general in a number of military conflicts, including the battle of Spion Kop and battle of Modder River on 30 October 1899. Burger was criticized for...

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Indian Ambulance Corps

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local Indian community. Gandhi and the corps served at the Battle of Spion Kop. It consisted of 300 free Indians and 800 indentured labourers. It was...

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Daniel Theron

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Verkenningskorps (TVK) (Theron's Reconnaissance Corps). He fought at the Battle of Spion Kop and one of his most famous feats occurred at the Battle of Paardeberg...

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Helderberg College of Higher Education

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motivated this institution. After the first move, the College became known as Spion Kop College, and in 1928 the last move established Helderberg College, on...

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Spioenkop Dam Nature Reserve

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Spioenkop Dam Nature Reserve or Spion Kop Nature Reserve is a protected area in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It encloses the dam and reservoir, while...

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Charles Warren

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was a west flanking movement over the Tugela River. At the Battle of Spion Kop, on 23–24 January 1900, he had operational command, and his failures of...

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Elland Road

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terrace known as the Spion Kop, or simply Kop, from a hill in South Africa on which 322 British soldiers died in the Battle of Spion Kop, in January 1900...

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