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British opened fire on the Boer positions under the cover of the grass and rocks. Dashing advances were made by the British until they reached the hill. Boer rifle fire managed to pick off some of the British, but were unable to halt the advance. The
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The Naval brigade advanced towards the Boer positions, exposed. Unlike their army counterparts, these troops were not accustomed to the method of fighting that the regular infantry had faced. As such, the Naval brigade suffered many casualties due to their inexperience.
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Graspan kopje. The battle took place on November 25, 1899, between British forces led by
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The Battle of
Graspan as seen from the railway station
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Battle during the Second Boer War on
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fired on the British advances, along with four 75mm
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563:Orange Free State Front
91:29.297528°S 24.495306°E
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1053:Battle of Modder River
901:Henry Edward Coleville
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156:South African Republic
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1213:November 1899 events
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1038:QF 1 pounder pom-pom
897:1st (Guards) Brigade
824:18th Field Battery,
796:Paul Sanford Methuen
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451:Rhenosterkop
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304:Elandslaagte
217:5 field guns
187:Lord Methuen
127:Belligerents
81:24°29′43.1″E
78:29°17′51.1″S
29:Part of the
1002:Boer Forces
906:9th Brigade
813:9th Lancers
700:Coldstreams
609:Driefontein
501:Bakenlaagte
421:Faber's Put
396:Driefontein
364:Vaal Krantz
299:Talana Hill
232:~200 killed
229:165 wounded
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1192:Categories
1177:2024-02-02
1143:2023-11-15
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1090:2023-11-15
1067:References
708:Grenadiers
688:Krupp guns
670:After the
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511:Tweebosch
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294:Kimberley
227:20 killed
1061:memorial
865:Powerful
851:Terrible
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506:Groenkop
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416:Doornkop
289:Mafeking
284:Kraaipan
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354:Colenso
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