William Babtie
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Lieutenant-General Sir William Babtie, was a British Army officer, a physician and a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awar
General William Babtie
Second Battle of Colenso
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The Second Battle of Colenso, also known as the Battle of Colenso, was the third and final battle fought during the Black Week of the Second Boer War. It was fought between British and Boer forces fro
William Babtie
…in 1880. Babtie was 40 years old, and a major in the Royal Army Medical Corps, British Army, during the Second Boer War on 15 December 1899 at the Battle of Colenso when he won his Victoria Cross (VC). He exposed himself to heavy fire to tend to the wounded including going with Captain Walter Congreve to bring in…
Quick firing 120 mm (4.7 inch) gun in action at Colenso
Battlefield of Colenso on Dec 15, 1899 just before the battle. 1: General Louis Botha's Commandos 2: Boksburg Commando 3: Village of Colenso 4: Krugersdorp Commando 5: Wakkerstroom Commando 6: Ermelo Commando 7: Swaziland Police 8: Ermelo Commando 9: British Camp, Chievely 10: Tugela River
"Saving the guns at Colenso"