Battle of Laing's Nek: Boers repulse the British

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 7.2.3.03: South Africa and other Southern Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Helen Rachel Cousins (Newman University), David Firth (University of Manchester)

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Date of occurrence 1881-01-28

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South Africa (Location)
United Kingdom (Involved)

At the Battle of Laing's Nek, fought between British forces under the command of George Colley, and Transvaal Boers who had recently declared an independent republic, the British suffer a humiliating defeat.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Battle of Laing's Nek: Boers repulse the British". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18828, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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