Siege of Ladysmith

Siege of Ladysmith
Part of Second Boer War

The town hall at Ladysmith, showing shell damage to the tower
Date2 November 1899
(3 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Location
Ladysmith, Natal
(present-day South Africa)
28°33′33″S 29°46′51″E / 28.55917°S 29.78083°E / -28.55917; 29.78083 (Ladysmith Siege Museum)
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  Transvaal
 Orange Free State
Commanders and leaders
George Stuart White Petrus Jacobus Joubert
Louis Botha
Christiaan De Wet
Strength
12,500 Max 21,000 men
Casualties and losses
c. 850 killed and wounded
800 prisoners		 52+ killed
Total casualties unknown

The siege of Ladysmith was a protracted engagement in the Second Boer War, taking place between 2 November 1899 and 28 February 1900 at Ladysmith, Natal.

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