Yaƙin farko na Colenso

Yaƙin farko na Colenso (3 Nuwamba 1899), sau da yawa ana kiransa Skirmish na Colenso, ya kasance aikin soja tsakanin Durban Light Infantry da Boer commando.  A lokacin, Boers sun kewaye birnin Ladysmith, sun sanya su a ƙarƙashin kewaye. 

 Bayani 
Tare da Boers sun sanya Ladysmith a ƙarƙashin kewaye, kuma sun kama yawancin sojojin Birtaniya a Natal a can, sauran sojojin Birtaniya sun fara motsawa zuwa Estcourt. Wani ƙaramin ma'aikacin Dakarun Haske na Durban da kuma rundunar sojojin ruwa daga HMS Tartar sun gina garu a Colenso, suna aiki a matsayin sansanin sojojin Burtaniya a yankin. Conan Doyle, Arthur (September 1902). "The Great Boer War - Chapter 13". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 8 December 2024. A ranar 3 ga watan Nuwamba, Boers sun matsar da manyan bindigoginsu zuwa tudu zuwa arewacin Colenso. Sun fara buɗe wuta a kan matsayin Birtaniyya, inda turawan ba su da wani wurin fakewa saboda ba su da makaman da za su iya tunkarar su. Sun yi gaggawar ficewa daga wurarensu bayan wani lokaci, kuma suka tafi kafin sojojin Boer su kai garin. Daga nan ne sojojin suka koma Estcourt, inda suka bar kogin Tugela ba tare da kariya ba, wanda hakan ya baiwa Boers damar kafa wuraren kariya a can. 

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