Battle of Laing's Nek

Not to be confused with the Battle of Laing's Nek in 1900, during the Second Boer War.
Battle of Laing's Nek
Part of First Boer War

Elizabeth Thompson's Floreat Etona!
Date28 January 1881
Location
Laing's Nek, Drakensberg mountains, South Africa
27°27′39″S 29°52′10″E / 27.46083°S 29.86944°E / -27.46083; 29.86944 (Battle of Laing's Nek)
Result Boer victory
Belligerents
South African Republic  United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Piet Joubert Maj Gen. Sir George Pomeroy Colley
Strength
2,000 1,216
Casualties and losses
14 killed
27 wounded		 84 killed
113 wounded
2 captured
Location within South Africa

The Battle of Laing's Nek was a major battle fought at Laing's Nek during the First Boer War on 28 January 1881.

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