The town of Colenso in South Africa is situated on the banks of the Tugela River and surrounded by the Drakensberg foothills, Colenso was known as Commando Drift before being renamed in honour of the first Bishop of Natal. John William Colenso was a missionary who translated the New Testament into Zulu...earning the title Sobantu - Father of the People. African life can be observed here in an undisturbed natural state, unspoiled by any form of commercialization.
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1899 15th December - Colenso
The British launched eighteen thousand troops at six thousand well entrenched Boers across the Tugela river at Colenso, South of Ladysmith in an attempt to break the siege of Ladysmith.
Poor intelligence and sitting of guns too close to the Boer positions caused the attack to be called off with the loss of one thousand British soldiers (to eight Boer casualties) and ten of the twelve guns.
A marker is situated at this point, also the place at which Freddie, the only son of Lord Roberts, soon to become Commander in Chief South Africa fell. He is buried in the Chieveley Military Cemetery off the R103. The Clouston Field of Remembrance is on the site of General Buller's HQ - also off the R103 |
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