Battle of Stormberg
1899 battle of the Second Boer War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Stormberg was the first British defeat of Black Week, in which three successive British forces were defeated by Boer irregulars in the Second Boer War.
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Battle of Stormberg | |||||||
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Part of Second Boer War | |||||||
Northumberland Fusiliers in action against the Boers. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom | Orange Free State | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
William Forbes Gatacre | Jan Hendrik Olivier | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,800 infantry 250 mounted troops 12 guns[1] |
2,300 men 3 guns[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
26 killed 68 wounded 696 captured[1] |
8 killed 26 wounded |
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