Battle of Stormberg

Battle of Stormberg
Part of Second Boer War

Northumberland Fusiliers in action against the Boers.
Date10 December 1899
Location31°17′53″S 26°15′17″E / 31.29806°S 26.25472°E / -31.29806; 26.25472
Result Boer victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom United Kingdom Orange Free State 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

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.

  1. ^ a b Conan Doyle, Ch. 10
  2. ^ Kruger, p.123