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EVENTS

January

10 January - Frederick Roberts arrives at Cape Town to replace Redvers Henry Buller as commander-in-chief of the British forces in South Africa. He is accompanied by Horatio Kitchener as his chief-of-staff

--- Wessel Montshiwa , the Barolong chief advises his people not to assit the British during the Siege of Mafeking

19 - 24 January - Battle Of Spionkop Boer forces under the command of Louis Botha defeat the British forces under the command of Redvers Buller

February

5 February - Battle of Val Krantz - British forces under the command of Redvers Henry Buller attack Boer forces under the command of Louis Botha and loses

14 February - British reinforcements arrived

15 February - Siege of Kimberly is lifted by a Cavalry division under General John French

18 - 27 February - Battle Of Paardeberg British forces under command of Frederick Roberts defeat the Boers

March

13 March - British forces under command of Frederick Roberts take Bloemfontein

--- A South African Republic an delegation consisting of A. Fischer, A.D.W. Wolmarans, C.H. Wessels with J.M. de Bruin as secretary, embarks at Lourenço Marques, current Maputo , for Europe , seeking international intervention or aid against the British invaders

May

3 May - Battle of Brandfort between the British forces under command of Frederick Roberts and the Boers under command of General De La Rey

18 May - The Siege Of Mafeking is lifted

28 May - The Orange Free State is annexed to the Cape Colony

June

5 June - British forces under command of Frederick Roberts take Pretoria

11 June - British forces under command of B.T. Mahon occupy Potchefstroom

July

2 July - British forces occupy Utrecht after defeating the defending citizens the previous day. The next day, the British abandons Utrecht on receiving reports of General Grobler's approach

3 July - British forces under Col. Baden-Powell evacuate Rustenburg

BIRTHS

26 March - Jackie Tindall , a Springbok Rugby player, is born in Stellenbosch

DEATHS