23rd January 1900: British troops launch a nighttime attack on Spion Kop in the Second Boer War

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23rd January 2020

23rd January 1900: British troops launch a nighttime attack on Spion Kop in the Second Boer War

The Second Boer War saw the British Empire fight against the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State.

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# Boer War
#Britain
#British Empire
#Empire
#Imperialism
#South Africa
#Spion Kop
#War

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23rd January 1900: British troops launch a nighttime attack on Spion Kop in the Second Boer War

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