Events for Sunday 28th February 2021
On This Day in History
Siege of Ladysmith Lifted
28th February 1900During the Second Boer War, the 118-day Siege of Ladysmith is lifted. In 1899 the Boers, armed with the latest European rifles and artillery, drove through Natal to help themselves to a seaport - Durban - only to spend their energies in laying siege to the market and railway town of Ladysmith.
Further Reading
Ladysmith(Paperback)
by Lewis Childs
In 1899 the Boers, armed with the latest European rifles and artillery, drove through Natal to help themselves to a seaport - Durban - only to spend their energies in laying siege to the market and railway town of Ladysmith. Read more...
Only £9.95 at Pen & Sword Books.