Relief of Ladysmith

The Relief of Ladysmith consisted of multiple efforts to relieve the city of Ladysmith by General Sir Redvers Buller during the Second Boer War. Buller and the Natal Field Force attempted to relieve the city through multiple offensive actions. The city had been under siege since 2 November, 1899, and Britain had sent General Buller to relieve the city. After consolidating his Forces at Estcourt through most of November and early December, he began his relief of the city. The attempts to relieve the city started on 15 December at the Second Battle of Colenso, in which the British forces were repelled by the Boers on the Tugela River. The next two attempts were repulsed by the Boers, however at the Battle of Pieters Hill in February 1900, the Boers were eventually beaten from the city and forced to withdraw to Botha's Pass near Newcastle. Buller and his Forces entered the city on February 28, 1900, officially ending the Siege of Ladysmith.

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1899 Relief of Ladysmith

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1899 Battle of Rietfontein

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1899 Battle of Ladysmith

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1899 — 1900 Siege of Ladysmith

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1899 Battle of Colenso

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1900 Battle of Vaal Krantz

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1900 Battle of the Tugela Heights

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Wagon Hill	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1899	Battle of Rietfontein	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1899	Relief of Ladysmith	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1899	Battle of Ladysmith	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Orange Free State, South African Republic, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1899	Siege of Ladysmith	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1899	Battle of Colenso	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1900	Battle of Vaal Krantz	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1900	Battle of the Tugela Heights	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata