home Anglo-Boer-War >> next << back
Military History – South Africa – Europe – England 19th Century
.Article – Online Historic Information | Military
.Page 134
Kekewich, Lieutenant-Colonel Robert George,
1854–1914
Robert Kekewich joined the British army in 1874 and served in the East Kent Regiment (the Buffs),
taking part in the Perak Expedition of 1874 and the Nile Expedition of 1885; he was also present at
Suakin in the Sudan in 1888. He was promoted as a major in the Inniskilling Fusiliers in 1890. He
became commander of the 1st Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in 1898. Under the directions of Sir
Alfred Milner he investigated the defensive potential of Kimberley in 1899 and, on reporting it as
negligible, was sent with half his battalion to set matters to rights. The work was scarcely complete,
with the mining waste heaps converted into redoubts and signalling systems established, when war
broke out and, on 14 October 1899, the town was besieged. Kekewich had to employ immense tact to
deal with the ill-founded criticism thrown at him by Cecil Rhodes in order to maintain good order
and military discipline within Kimberley and suffered unwarranted insults afterwards. He
subsequently distinguished himself further as a field commander, fighting off a determined attack
under Assistant Commandant-general Koos De la Rey and Vecht-generaal J. C. G. Kemp at Moedwil
on 30 September 1901 and inflicting a decisive defeat on the Boers at Rooiwal on 11 April 1902.
Here the Boers attempted a mounted charge, but the British were not taken by surprise and took cover
in a field of mealies (maize) to open a heavy fire which stopped the 1,500 Boer attackers in their
tracks. Commandant F. J. Potgieter fell a mere seventy-five yards (70m) from the British line together
with fifty of his comrades.
By the end of the war Kekewich had been promoted to major-general. When, in 1914, his failing
health forced his retirement, he took his own life.
See also:
Kimberley, Siege of; Rooiwal, Battle of.
Reference:
Jones, Huw M., and Meurig G. M. Jones, A Gazetteer of the Second Anglo-Boer War 1899–1902
(Milton Keynes, The Military Press, 1999); Pakenham, Thomas, The Boer War (London,
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1979; Abacus, 1992).
home
Anglo-Boer-War
>> next
<< back
Critical USA/EU Defense Intel Item / Threat Reporting Issue (Urgent for USA/NATO/German attention)
US/EU Investment & Security Risk – GBP Crash – ponzi ‘Rainbow Investment scheme ‘ – SEC insider Trading investigation
Additional Intel Details & Forecast(1 Year & 5 Year):
Industry : US & EU Defense
9/11 Attackers & Financiers : England(Prince Philip/Charles & Windsors)/Russia/China
Finance Source (9/11) : Diamonds via Anglo America plc / De Beers extracted SA & Namibia (ex German SWA) – Marketed China USA
Attack Co – Ordinators (9/11) : England -Windsors / Privy Council (UK)
Intelligence Intrusion Mgt/Blowback Suppression (9/11) : UK/England (MI5 & GCHQ – rainbow moles – Erik Ciaramella types )
Proxy Attack team(9/11) : Muslim “rainbow team” (non Christian) led by Mohammed Atta etc
Latest Defense Threat/Opportunity USA : Mi5/GCHQ “intel mole Erik Ciaramella unmasked” attempts to smear President Trump and enable corrupted $400million package to Ukraine
Latest Download Details :