Yaƙin Vaal Krantz

Yakin Vaal Krantz (Afrikaans: Slag van Vaalkrans, 5 - 7 ga watan Fabrairu 1900) shine karo na uku da sojojin Birtaniyya na Janar Redvers Buller suka kasa yi don yaki a hanyarsu ta wuce sojojin Louis Botha na Boer waɗanda basu bi ka'ida ba tare da ɗauke kewaye Ladysmith. Yakin ya faru ne a lokacin yakin Boer na biyu.

 Tarihi 
A cikin ƙoƙari na farko da na biyu na kawar da Ladysmith, sojojin Buller sun ci nasara da Botha da sojojinsa na Boer a yakin Colenso da Spion Kop. Waɗanda suka mutu da masu rauni a Birtaniya ya ƙaru zuwa maza 3,000, yayin da Boers suka rasa 'yan ɗari kawai.

 Yaƙi 
Vaal Krantz (Vaalkrans) wani tudu ne na kopjes (ƙananan tsaunuka) mai nisan mil gabas da Spion Kop. Buller ya yi ƙoƙarin tilasta wata gada ta ratsa kogin Tugela tare da Brigade Brigade da Durham Light Infantry (Division 2) fitattu a cikin sojojinsa. Bayan kwana uku ana gwabzawa, Janar na Burtaniya ya gano cewa matsayinsa ya yi tauri ta yadda babu inda za a iya jan manyan bindigoginsa sama don tallafawa hare-haren sojojin Birtaniyya. Buller ya kira majalisar yaki kuma, "Dukkan sojojinsa sun yarda cewa babu wani abu a gare shi face gwada sabon ƙoƙari a wani wuri."  Pakenham ya rubuta cewa Birtaniya sun sha wahala mutane 333 sun samu raunuka,Pakenham, p 361  amma Symonds ya sanya mutanen da suka mutu a Birtaniya a 30 da suka mutu da 350 da suka ji rauni tare da waɗanda suka ji raunin na Boers sun mutu 30 kuma 50 sun ji rauni.Pakenham, p 322  Vaal Krantz ƙaramin shan kashi ne. A ranar 14 ga watan Fabrairu tare da yakin Tugela Heights, Buller ya ƙaddamar da ƙoƙarinsa na huɗu a Relief of Ladysmith kuma a ƙarshe ya yi nasara.

 Kara karantawa 

 Pakenham, Thomas. Yakin Boer. New York: Littafin Avon, 1979. ISBN 0380-72001-9

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