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Battle of Spion Kop

Military Conflict
Boers at Spion Kop, 1900.
Conflict	Battle of Spion Kop
Date	23 � 24 January 1900
Location	Spioenkop, 38 km west-southwest of Ladysmith
Result	Boer victory
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
South African Republic
UKGBI Sir Redvers Buller UKGBI Charles Warren UKGBI Edward Woodgate UKGBI Neville Lyttelton UKGBI Alexander Thorneycroft
South African Republic Louis Botha South African Republic Schalk W. Burger South African Republic Hendrik Prinsloo
30,000 men 36 field guns
8,000 men 4 field guns and 2 Maxim-Nordenfelt
243 killed 1,500 wounded
335 killed and wounded

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The Battle of Spion Kop ( ; ) was fought about 38 km (21 miles) west-south-west of Ladysmith on the hilltop of Spioenkop⁽¹⁾ along the Tugela River, Natal in South Africa from 23 � 24 January 1900. It was fought between the South African Republic and the Orange Free State on the one hand and British forces during the Second Boer War during the campaign to relieve Ladysmith and resulted in a British defeat.

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