Battle of Silkaatsnek
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The Battle of Silkaatsnek was a military engagement in the Anglo-Boer War on July 11, 1900, at the Silkaatsnek mountain pass, between Pretoria and Rustenburg. Boer guerrillas under assistant-commander general Koos de la Rey surprised British troops, using a new guerrilla tactic instead of fighting a set-piece battle. On the same day of July 11, 1900, the British also suffered two similar reversals, at Battle of Dwarsvlei in Krugersdorp district and at Onderstepoort, but a few days later, on 16 July 1900, they withstood a Boer attack in the Battle of Witpoort east of Pretoria.
1900
Wikidata
Battle of Nitral's Nek; Battle of Uitval's Nek; Battle of Zilikat's Nek; First Battle of Silkaatsnek
British Empire, Orange Free State, South African Republic, South African Republic,
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Location: -25.7011, 27.8978, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
7 places
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| class | building | Rice Pattern Blockhouse | fortification | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1881 | Siege of Marabastad | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1881 | Battle of Elandsfontein | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1900 | Battle of Silkaatsnek | British Empire, battle, South African Republic, Orange Free State | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1968 | Armscor | arms industry, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1980 | Milkor (Pty) Ltd | arms industry, business | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1897 | Fort Schanskop | fort, architectural structure | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1897 | Fort Wonderboompoort | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1898 | Fort Daspoortrant | fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1973 | South African Air Force Museum | aviation museum, military museum | Wikidata |