Louis Botha was a Boer statesman. He was born in 1863 at Greytown, Natal and died in 1919. In his earlier days he took part with the Boers who seized a portion of the territory of the Zulus afterwards incorporated in the Transvaal, and subsequently was cornet in the Vryheid district, and a member of the Transvaal Volksraad. On the outbreak of the South African War he took an active part in the invasion of Natal and the operations against Ladysmith. In 1910 upon the formation of the Union of South Africa he became Prime Minister and Minister of Native Affairs, a post he held until his death. Research Louis Botha
Percy Moreton Scott was a British admiral. He was born in 1853. He served in the Ashanti War of 1873 to 1874, the Congo Expedition of 1875, in South African from 1899 to 1900 and in the China War in 1900. He invented night signalling apparatus, adopted by the navy, and of the gun carriages which enabled 6-inch and 4.7 inch naval guns to be used on land in the defence of Ladysmith during the Boer War of 1899 to 1902. Research Percy Scott
Sir Redvers Henry Buller was an English general. He was born in 1839 at Devonshire and died in 1908. He joined the army in 1858 and served in China in 1860, in the Red River Expedition in 1870, in the Ashanti War in 1874 and the Zulu War of 1878 - 1879 during which he was awarded the Victoria Cross, having been made lieutenant-colonel in 1878. In the Boer War of 1881 he was chief of the staff to Sir Evelyn Wood, and in the war in Egypt next year he won special distinction at Tel-el-Kebir and elsewhere. In the Soudan campaign of 1884-1885 he was chief of the staff to Lord Wolseley, and at the Battle of Abu-Klea he took command when Sir Herbert Stewart was wounded. In 1887-1990 he was quartermaster-general, in 1890-1897 adjutant-general; KOB. in 1885, lieutenant-general in 1891, GCB. in 1894. In 1899 he went to Natal as commander in the war with the Boer republics. His great task was the relief of Ladysmith, in which, however, he was foiled for a time (especially at Colenso and Spion Kop), though he was ultimately successful (after LordRoberts had arrived to take the chief command in South Africa), and rendered valuable services in clearing the Boers out of Natal and subsequently. He held the Aldershot command (1st Army Corps) in 1901, but was relieved from this post on account of public utterances that were held to be a breach of military discipline and regulations, and retired on half-pay. Research Redvers Buller
Pamela Denise Anderson is a Canadian actress and former glamour model. She was born in 1967 at Ladysmith, British Columbia. Pamela Anderson's career started after being displayed on a large screen during a British Columbia Lionsfootball game as a result of which she was signed by Labatt's beer for an advertising campaign, which in turn led to her being approached by Playboy magazine (by 2007 she had appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine a record eleven times, first in October 1989 and lastly in 2004). Moving to Los Angeles in 1990 she became internationally famous for playing Casey Jean Parker (CJ) in 111 episodes of the television series 'Baywatch' between 1992 and 1997. In 1996 she starred in the film 'Barb Wire'.
Even before the theft and internet distribution of a pornographic film featuring Pamela Anderson and her husband Tommy Lee in 1996 Pamela Anderson had become an iconic pin-up for teenage boys around the world, and was famous for her blond hair (artificial, her natural hair colour is brown) and already large breasts which were famously enlarged even further by silicon implants which were later removed in 1999. In 2006 she was ranked 24th in FHM magazines 100 sexiest women of the world table. Research Pamela Anderson More pictures of Pamela Anderson
The Battle of Spion Kop was a Boer victory over British forces in January 1900 during the South African War. As part of General Sir Redvers Buller's plan to relieve Ladysmith by outflanking the Boers on the Tugela River, a column under general Sir Charles Warren crossed the river upstream and then moved down to attack the Boer position on Spion Kop, the centre of their right flank. British troops made a surprise attack on the night of the 23rd/ 24th of January and captured the hilltop, but were unable to get their artillery to the top because of the steep incline. With the coming of morning it was found that the position was exposed to Boer fire and after defending all day withdrew that night, leaving some 300 dead including the commander Brigadier-General Woodgate. Research Battle of Spion Kop
The South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales' Volunteers) was a British infantry regiment comprised of the former 40th Regiment of Foot (raised in 1717) and the 82nd Regiment of Foot (raised in 1793). The regiment served with distinction at Alexandria in 1801 and in the Peninsular campaign and at the Battle of Waterloo. The regiment saw action in the Afghan War of 1842 and the Maratha War of 1843. After serving in the Crimean War it was present at the relief of Lucknow, took part in the New Zealand War of 1860 until 1865, and in the South African War was attached to the Ladysmithrelief force, the 1st battalion being engaged in the fighting for the Tugela Heights.
During the Great War the regiment had attached to it a number of territorial and service battalions. The 1st battalion was in Mesopotamia in 1916, and distinguished itself in the battles for Kut. The 2nd battalion went to France in 1914 and participated in all the major battles of that year, and also at Loos in 1915. Among the regiment's services generally were the stand of the 5th in the German gas attack of May 1915; the 6th (Territorial) at Gallipoli in 1915, and the 7th and 8th were on the Somme and Ancre in 1916; the tragedy of the 11th battalion which went to France in 1915 and fought continuously until the end of the war with only six of the original men who went over surviving. Research South Lancashire Regiment
HMS Powerful was a British first-class cruiser of 14440 tons launched in 1895. HMS Powerful had a top speed of 22 knots and was armed with two 9.2-inch, twelve 6-inch and 24 smaller guns and four torpedo tubes. HMS Powerful and HMS Terrible were built as replies to the Russian ships Rurik and Rossia. In the South African War HMS Powerful came into prominence through the work done by her men and guns at Ladysmith during 1899 and 1900. HMS Powerful was later renamed the Impregnable No 1 and formed part of the training establishment at Devonport. The name Powerful has been used by the British navy for warships since 1783.
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