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Abraham’s Kraal, Battle of,
10 March 1900
See Driefontein, Battle of.
Acton Homes, Action at,
18 January 1900
The approach to the town of Ladysmith (which was held by the British) from the west was poorly
defended by the Boers in January 1900, but the British under Lieutenant-general Warren were not
flexible enough to seize the advantage. The attempt to break through the Boer line was therefore made
at Spioenkop, but, prior to this, Warren also missed an opportunity to outmanoeuvre the Boers at
Acton Homes.
Acton Homes, seven-and-a-half miles north-west of Spioenkop in Natal, was a farm which had
been garrisoned by the Boers. It commanded the approach to Ladysmith on the western flank of the
Boer line on the Tugela River, and when General Sir Redvers Buller was making the moves
preliminary to the battle at Spioenkop, Major H. W. G. Graham of the 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers saw
Boer reinforcements approaching and ambushed them. The ambush failed, but the weakness of the
Boer position was exposed and Lord Dundonald, the brigade commander, was keen to attack in force.
Lieutenant-general Sir Charles Warren, the divisional commander, would have none of it and recalled
the cavalry. The opportunity to outflank the Boers was missed and the bloodbath of Spioenkop
followed.
See also:
Spioenkop, Battle of.
Reference:
Carver, Michael, The NAM Book of the Boer War (London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1999); Jones, Huw
M. and Meurig G. M. Jones, Gazetteer of the Second Anglo-Boer War 1899–1902 (Milton
Keynes, The Military Press, 1999).
Africans, Black
The idea that the South African War of 1899–1902 was a white man’s war was a myth nurtured by
both the British and the Boers. Black Africans living in the British colonies, the Boer republics and
the surrounding colonies and protectorates played an active part in the war both as servants and as
members of the armed forces. Those in British service were, relatively speaking, well paid and they
expected their service to be recognised when the British were victorious, through the granting of
political rights after the war. In fact, they found themselves unemployed
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