Relief of Ladysmith

Relief of Ladysmith
Part of Second Boer War
Major Hubert Gough of the relieving force greets General Sir George White in Ladysmith, as portrayed in a painting by John Henry Frederick Bacon.
Date 28 October 1899 – 27 February 1900 Location KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	South Africa  Orange Free State
Commanders and leaders
Redvers Buller	Piet Joubert Louis Botha

When the Second Boer War broke out on 11 October 1899, the Boers had a numeric superiority within Southern Africa. They quickly invaded the British territory and laid siege to Ladysmith, Kimberley and Mafeking. Britain meanwhile transported thousands of troops both from the United Kingdom itself and from elsewhere in the Empire and by the time the siege of Ladysmith had been lifted, had a huge numeric superiority.