Battle of Biddulphsberg

Battle of Biddulphsberg
Part of the Second Boer War

Map of the battle
Location
Near Senekal, South Africa
28°16′39.5″S 27°45′41.3″E / 28.277639°S 27.761472°E / -28.277639; 27.761472 (Battle of Biddulphsberg)
Result Boer victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland  Orange Free State
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandLeslie Rundle Orange Free State A. I. de Villiers
Strength
~4,000 men 400 Boers

The Battle of Biddulphsberg was an engagement of the Second Boer War on May 29, 1900, and was part of the Advance on Pretoria. Troops of the 8th Division were stationed in the Southern regions of the Orange Free State in order to cover Lord Roberts' advance on Transvaal, and to prevent the Orange Free State from falling back under Boer control. The British attempted to storm Biddulphsberg-kopje, which was defended by Boers of the Senekal Commando, however were unable to due to a fire that spread in the grass, forcing a retreat. [1][2]

  1. ^ "South African Military History Society - Journal- THE SKIRMISH AT SENEKAL: THE BATTLE OF BIDDULPHSBERG, MAY 1900". samilitaryhistory.org. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  2. ^ Conan Doyle, Arthur (May 1902). "The Great Boer War - Chapter 26". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 2024-09-25.