Battle of Belmont (1899)
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battle-of-belmont-1899-170-1874656
title:
Battle of Belmont (1899)
text:
The Battle of Belmont was an engagement of the Second Boer War on 23 November 1899, where the British under Lord Methuen assaulted a Boer position on Belmont kopje. Methuen's three brigades were on their way to raise the Boer siege of Kimberley. A Boer force of about 2,000 men had entrenched on the range of Belmont kopje to delay their advance. Methuen sent the Guards Brigade on a night march to outflank the Boers, but due to faulty maps the Grenadier Guards found themselves in front of the Boer
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1899 battle of the Second Boer War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Belmont_(1899)
date created:
2006-11-22T10:57:44Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T20:47:01Z
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