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Battle of Majuba Hill

History; African history

The Battle of Majuba Hill was the main battle of the First Boer War between the British Empire and the Boer led South African Republic near Volksrust, South Africa on 27 February 1881. It was a ...

Battle of Laing's Nek

History; African history

The Battle of Laing's Nek was a major battle between the British Empire and the Boer dominated South African Republic fought at Laing's Nek during the First Boer War on 28 January 1881. After the ...

Battle of Schuinshoogte, was a battle of the first Boer War between the British Empire and the Boer led South African Republic fought north of Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, on 8 February 1881. General ...

Battle of Sarimbun Beach

History; British history

The Battle of Sarimbun Beach was the first battle of the Japanese conquest of Singapore in February 1942 during World War II. Sarimbun, in the west of Singapore Island, was the area in which Japanese ...

Battle of Kranji

History; British history

The Battle of Kranji was the second part of the invasion of Singapore during the Second World War by the Empire of Japan against allied Commonwealth forces. On 9 February 1942 the Imperial Japanese ...

Burning of Washington

History; American history

The Burning of Washington was an incident during the War of 1812 between the forces of Great Britain and Ireland and those of the United States of America on August 24, 1814. After defeating the ...

Battle of Flodden Field

History; British history

The Battle of Flodden or Flodden Field was a battle between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland. The battle was fought in the county of Northumberland in northern England on 9 ...