Battle of Elandslaagte
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The Battle of Elandslaagte took place during the Second Boer War, and was one of the few clear-cut tactical victories won by the British during the conflict. However, the British force retreated afterwards, throwing away their advantage.
General Kock, his staff, and officers of the German Corps on the eve of the Battle
Charge of the 5th Lancers at Elandslaagte, from a drawing by Richard Caton Woodville
Memorial plaque commemorating the Natal Field Artillery's participation in the battle
Battlefield at Elandslaagte
Second Boer War
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The Second Boer War, also known as the Boer War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics over the Empire's influence in Southern Africa.
(A typical British soldier) Corporal Alexander Duncan Turnbull of Kitchener's Fighting Scouts
Boer victory over the British at the Battle of Majuba Hill, First Boer War, 1881
A sketch showing the arrest of Jameson after the failed raid, in 1896
Paul Kruger, leader of the South African Republic (Transvaal)