The First Battle of Silkaats Nek

11th July 1900 This was the opening battle of the Guerrilla War waged by the Boers in the Magaliesberg – the first of four simultaneous attacks co-ordinated by Generals de la Rey and Botha. After finding the Diamond Hill Battlefield abandoned by the Boers on 13th June 1900, Lord Roberts was convinced that the War […]