Blood River Museum & Heritage Site
213 | 16 December 1838 On the 16 December 1838 the Zulu Army numbering some 12 000 warriors and led … Read More
Spion Kop Battlefield
713 | 24 January 1900 Certainly the most futile and bloodiest of five battles fought in an effort to relieve … Read More
La Route du Prince Imperial
413 | La Route du Prince Impérial, Louis Napoléon La Route du Prince Impérial, Louis Napoléon, launched on 1 June … Read More
Grave of Piet Retief
214 | Piet Retief and his party were executed here on the orders of King Dingane. The Memorial is near … Read More
Spearman’s Military Cemetery
714 | On R600 between Ladysmith and Winterton. Near the site of No 4 Stationary Hospital during Gen Sir Redvers … Read More
Ulundi Battlefield
414 | 4 July 1879 On the 4 July 1879 Lt Gen. Lord Chelmsford crossed the White Mfolozi River and … Read More
Ophathe Battlefield
215 | 27 December 1838 When the Wenkommando reached Mthonjaneni, they were deceived by a Zulu named Bongoza into believing … Read More
Chieveley Military Cemetery
715 | Site of No 4 Stationary Hospital. Burial place of Field Marshal Lord Roberts’s son Lt. Freddie Roberts. Turn … Read More
The British Military Cemetery
415 | On the outskirts of the town on the way to the dam the town cemetery is on the … Read More
Petrus Lafras Uys Memorial
416 | Petrus Lafras Uys was one of the original settlers in this area in 1847. He was the first … Read More
Vaalkrans Battlefield
716 | 5-7 February 1900 Fourth unsuccessful attempt by Gen. Buller to relieve Ladysmith. Scene of the British feint movement … Read More
Barefoot Lady
216 | After the British occupation of Natal in 1842 many of the Trekkers decided to migrate either back over … Read More
The Grave of Marthinus Oosthuyse
217 | 17 February 1838 Marthinus became one of the heroes of the Trek when on the 17th February 1838, … Read More
Battle of uThukela (Tugela) Heights
717 | 12-28 February 1900 In a massive combined operation General Buller’s troops fought numerous battles on the south bank … Read More
Helpmekaar Battlesite
718 | 13 May 1900 British forces broke through the Boer line in Biggarsberg Resulting in the British recapturing Dundee. … Read More
Botha’s Pass Battlefield
719 | 8 June 1900 On 8 June 1900 Gen Buller advanced some 22 000 men and 26 guns against … Read More
Alleman’s Nek Battlefield
720 | This was the battle where the British forces under Gen. Buller finally broke through the Boer forces and … Read More
Scheepersnek Battlefield
721 | 20 May 1900 75 Swaziland Police and Vryheid burghers were stationed here. During a church service a Squadron … Read More
Lancaster Hill
722 | 11-12 December 1900 The hill overlooking Vryheid was occupied by 900 men of the Lancaster Regt who fortified … Read More
Capt.Pokrowski Memorial and Wall of Remembrance
723 | 25 December 1900 25 December 1900. Memorial to Polish officer in the Russian army, who died fighting in … Read More