Dutch Reform Church

25L | “A long ridge where the rifle fire hardly ever ceased. Held by 3 Companies of the Kings Royal Rifles and the 5th Dragoons dismounted, it looks over the long valley of Bell’s Spruit. Close in front is one…

01L | “Umbulwana (Bulwana) is a very high hill feature to the South East of Ladysmith. General Piet Joubert established his headquarters here along with one of the 6” Creusot Guns and a 12 pounder which he used to shell…

Statue of Gandhi at the Sanathan Dharm Sabha Temple While Ladysmith was under siege, Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, 1869-1948) was a stretcher bearer with Gen Buller’s relief force. He trained in Durban under Dr Booth. As a young advocate Gandhi…

09L | “Intombi Cemetery was the last resting place of around 700 British Soldiers. Sewn in blankets these men were buried at the rate of 28 a day during the last month of the siege. (February 1900). Look for the…

29L | “The Royal”, built circa 1878 before the Anglo-Zulu War, and a request for a liquor licence was made in 1886 by Mr Hamilton the proprietor. Ladysmith hosted many wagon riders on their way north to the diamond mines…

21L | “At the Commissariat Godown, an Indian “Coolie” armed with a large umbrella constituted himself the special watcher for Umbulwana “Tom” and his shrill cry of “Lang Taam” became very familiar to the fatigue parties at Fly Kraal. When…