THE SIEGE OF JAMMERBERGDRIFT: APRIL 6-25, 1900

Authors

  • P.W. Wessels Military

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5787/14-4-509

Keywords:

The siege of Jammerbergdrift, Second War of Independence, Britishcommander Gen Roberts, march to Pretoria, Dr.W. van Everdingen

Abstract

The siege of Jammerbergdrift can never be compared to any of the great battles of the Second War of Independence, but it was important because: The Britishcommander Gen Roberts had to delay his march to Pretoria for one month, and this waste of time enabled work on the forts (eg. Klapperl

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Published

2012-02-28

How to Cite

Wessels, P. (2012). THE SIEGE OF JAMMERBERGDRIFT: APRIL 6-25, 1900. Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies, 14(4). https://doi.org/10.5787/14-4-509

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Vol. 14 No. 4 (1984)

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