1900 in South Africa

1900 in South Africa

"See also:"
1899 in South Africa,
other events of 1900,
1901 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

January

* 10 January - Frederick Roberts arrives at Cape Town to replace Redvers Henry Buller as commander-in-chief of the British forces in South Africa. He is accompanied by Horatio Kitchener as his chief-of-staff
** Wessel Montshiwa, the Barolong chief advises his people not to assist the British during the siege of Mafeking
* 19-24 January - Battle of Spionkop Boer forces under the command of Louis Botha defeat the British forces under the command of Redvers Buller

February

* 5 February - Battle of Val Krantz - British forces under the command of Redvers Henry Buller attack Boer forces under the command of Louis Botha and loses
* 14 February - British reinforcements arrived
* 15 February - Siege of Kimberley, South Africa is lifted by a cavalry division under General John French
* 18-27 February - Battle of Paardeberg British forces under command of Frederick Roberts defeat the Boers
* 27 February - General Piet Cronje is captured

March

* 13 March - British forces under command of Frederick Roberts take Bloemfontein
** A Joint Diplomatic Delegation consisting of Abraham Fischer and C.H. Wessels for the Orange Free State, and A.D.W. Wolmarans for the South African Republic, with J.M. de Bruin as secretary, embarks at Lourenço Marques(Maputo) for Europe and the United States, seeking international intervention in the South African War and aid for the beleaguered Boer republics.

May

* 3 May - Battle of Brandfort between the British forces under command of Frederick Roberts and the Boers under command of General De la Rey
* 18 May - The Siege of Mafeking is lifted
* 28 May - The Orange Free State is annexed to the Cape Colony

June

* 5 June - British forces under command of Frederick Roberts take Pretoria
* 11 June - British forces under command of B.T. Mahon occupy Potchefstroom

July

* 2 July - British forces occupy Utrecht after defeating the defending citizens the previous day. The next day, the British abandons Utrecht on receiving reports of General Grobler's approach
* 3 July - British forces under Col. Baden-Powell evacuate Rustenburg

August

* 21 August-27] - Battle of Bergendal takes place on the farm Bergendal near Belfast between the Boers and British forces
* 28 August - British troops marched into Machadodorp

Births

* 26 March - Jackie Tindall, a Springbok rugby union player, is born in Stellenbosch
* 14 May - Johannes du Plessis Scholtz, linguist, author and historian, is born in the Hottentots-Holland district of the Cape Colony

Deaths

* 28 March - Petrus Jacobus Joubert, a South African Republic Troika member, dies at Pretoria from peritonitis at the age of 76


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