| First Battle of Colenso | |||||
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| Part of the Northern Natal Offensive of the Second Boer War | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
 South African Republic | ||||
| Strength | |||||
| ~200 | unknown | ||||
The First Battle of Colenso (3 November 1899), often called the Skirmish of Colenso, was a military engagement between the Durban Light Infantry and a Boer commando.[1] At the time, the Boers had just surrounded the city of Ladysmith, placing them under siege.
- ^ Conan Doyle, Arthur (September 1902). "The Great Boer War - Chapter 13". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 8 December 2024.