Item Ref# MS7431

 

Battle of Spion Kop: 1900

Brief description:  This medallion is part of a series called "The Medallic History of South Africa". It depicts a Boers attacking a British position on Spion Kop (Spy Hill). The silver content is 92.5% and coated in 24 carat gold.


Material:   Silver, coated in Gold
Manufacturer:   tbc, South Africa
Artist:   tbc
Circa:   tbc
Dimensions:   45mm
Weight:   40g (1.3 ounces)
Inscription: 

Obverse:   "Battle of Spion Kop 1900"

Reverse:   "The Medallic History of South Africa"

 

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The Success of Boer Guerrilla Operations 

On each occasion, an attack on a British camp was repulsed after fierce fighting, with the British forces – on every encounter – suffering more casualties than the Boers:


Vlakfontein (29 May 1901),
Moedwil (30 September 1901) and
Kleinfontein/Driefontein (24 October 1901).

 

In the eastern Transvaal:

General Ben Viljoen captured British positions at Helvetia on 29 December 1900,
General C.H. Muller stormed in and captured a camp at Wilmansrust on 12 June 1901,
General Louis Botha planned an invasion in Natal, and defeated a force at Blood River Poort (17 September), but his attacks on Itala and Fort Prospect were repulsed, and he returned to his operational area in the south-eastern Transvaal. There, on 30 October 1901, he surprised, stormed and decisively defeated a column at Bakenlaagte.

Source: Boer Guerrilla & British Counterguerrilla Operations, UFS

Scripture

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