Battle of Colenso

The Second Battle of Colenso, also known as the Battle of Colenso, was the third and final battle fought during the Black Week of the Second Boer War. It was fought between British and Boer forces from the independent South African Republic and Orange Free State in and around Colenso, Natal, South Africa on 15 December 1899.

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1899 Battle of Colenso

1899-10-24T00:00:00Z

1899-10-24T00:00:00Z

1899 Battle of Rietfontein

1899-10-28T00:00:00Z

1899-10-28T00:00:00Z

1899 Relief of Ladysmith

1899-10-30T00:00:00Z

1899-10-30T00:00:00Z

1899 Battle of Ladysmith

1899-11-02T00:00:00Z

1900-02-28T00:00:00Z

1899 — 1900 Siege of Ladysmith

1900-02-05T00:00:00Z

1900-02-07T00:00:00Z

1900 Battle of Vaal Krantz

1900-02-14T00:00:00Z

1900-02-27T00:00:00Z

1900 Battle of the Tugela Heights

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Colenso, KwaZulu-Natal - Project Gutenberg eText 16462

QF 4.7 inch gun Colenso

Boer War; a hospital train at the Battle of Colenso with sol Wellcome V0015601

Skirmish in the Battle of Colenso Boer War Worlds Fair St. Louis USA 1904 LoC

Gezicht op oorlogsgraven van Britse soldaten uit de Tweede Boerenoorlog in Zuid-Afrika Where the fallen heroes lie - graves of Royal, Inniskillings and Dublin Fusiliers - foot of Hart's Hill, Colenso, S.A. (titel op obj, RP-F-F09087

British soldiers tending the wounded Boers after a battle at Potgieter's Drift

Карта к статье «Колензо». Военная энциклопедия Сытина (Санкт-Петербург, 1911-1915)

Boer War; a group of wounded war veterans at the docks in En Wellcome V0015644

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 Q68469

Boer War; first aid to the wounded on the battlefield at Col Wellcome V0015510

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
commons	image		Colenso, KwaZulu-Natal - Project Gutenberg eText 16462		Commons
commons	image		QF 4.7 inch gun Colenso		Commons
commons	image		Boer War; a hospital train at the Battle of Colenso with sol Wellcome V0015601		Commons
commons	image		Skirmish in the Battle of Colenso Boer War Worlds Fair St. Louis USA 1904 LoC		Commons
commons	image		Gezicht op oorlogsgraven van Britse soldaten uit de Tweede Boerenoorlog in Zuid-Afrika Where the fallen heroes lie - graves of Royal, Inniskillings and Dublin Fusiliers - foot of Hart's Hill, Colenso, S.A. (titel op obj, RP-F-F09087		Commons
commons	image		British soldiers tending the wounded Boers after a battle at Potgieter's Drift		Commons
commons	image		Карта к статье «Колензо». Военная энциклопедия Сытина (Санкт-Петербург, 1911-1915)		Commons
commons	image		Boer War; a group of wounded war veterans at the docks in En Wellcome V0015644		Commons
commons	image		The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 Q68469		Commons
commons	image		Boer War; first aid to the wounded on the battlefield at Col Wellcome V0015510		Commons