Battle of Talana Hill

The Battle of Talana Hill, also known as the Battle of Glencoe, was the first major clash of the Second Boer War. A frontal attack by British infantry supported by artillery drove Boers from a hilltop position, but the British suffered heavy casualties in the process, including their commanding general Sir William Penn Symons.

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1899  Wikimedia, Wikidata
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle, 

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1899 Battle of Talana Hill

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1838 Battle of Blood River

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Depiction of the Battle of Talana Hill by G.W Bacon & Co

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 Q72268

Boers watch the fight at Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal, 1899 - Project Gutenberg eText 16462

BENNET(1900) p016 The Great Guns

Telfer-dunbar J Q72268

Battle of Glencoe Map

Boers troops atop of Talana Hill

The Wide, Wide Veldt (Bradlev, The Navy and Army Illustrated, 25th Jan. 1902, p. 477)

Natal province - descriptive guide and official hand-book (1911) (14573985587)

Gandhi Memorial in the gardens of Talana Museum

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1838	Battle of Blood River	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1899	Battle of Talana Hill	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
commons	image		Depiction of the Battle of Talana Hill by G.W Bacon & Co		Commons
commons	image		The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 Q72268		Commons
commons	image		Boers watch the fight at Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal, 1899 - Project Gutenberg eText 16462		Commons
commons	image		BENNET(1900) p016 The Great Guns		Commons
commons	image		Telfer-dunbar J Q72268		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Glencoe Map		Commons
commons	image		Boers troops atop of Talana Hill		Commons
commons	image		The Wide, Wide Veldt (Bradlev, The Navy and Army Illustrated, 25th Jan. 1902, p. 477)		Commons
commons	image		Natal province - descriptive guide and official hand-book (1911) (14573985587)		Commons
commons	image		Gandhi Memorial in the gardens of Talana Museum		Commons