page_title: 1900 in the United Kingdom
section_title: February
hierarchical_section_title: 1900 in the United Kingdom / Events / February
caption_attribution_description: English: Labour Party Plaque from Caroone House, 14 Farringdon Street, London EC4, (demolished 2004). The plaque has been reinstated on the wall of the redevelopment of the Caroone House site (5 Fleet Place).
context_page_description: Events from the year 1900 in the United Kingdom.
context_section_description: 5 February – the UK and the United States sign a treaty for the building of a Central American shipping canal through Nicaragua.
  6 February – the House of Commons vote of censure over the government's handling of the Second Boer War is defeated by a majority of 213.
  8 February – Second Boer War: British troops are defeated by Boers at Ladysmith, South Africa.
  12 February – meeting held at Mile End to protest against the Boer War ends in uproar.
  14 February – Second Boer War: in South Africa, 20,000 British troops invade the Orange Free State.
  27 February
  Boer War: in South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé.
  Creation of the Labour party; Ramsay MacDonald is appointed its first secretary.
  28 February – Second Boer War: the 118-day Siege of Ladysmith is lifted.
caption: Plaque recording the location of the formation of the Labour Party
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