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Gentlemen,
Today marks another anniversary of the opening round of the battle of Paardeberg, a very bloody affair indeed and for the British army, the greatest loss in a single battle, with a huge number of casualties, that Lord Kitchener appeared to be unconcerned about.
Does anybody have any thoughts or individual stories of the events of this particular day in 1900, would be very interested to know your thoughts.
Regards Frank

Hello Frank,
Noticing your post I had a look at my collection and realised this was the only medal I had with a Paardeberg clasp
I had not realised it had been the greatest loss in a single battle.
www.angloboerwar.com/forum/5-medals-and-...es-manley-lnlancs-mi
Paul

Frank Kelley wrote: Gentlemen,
Today marks another anniversary of the opening round of the battle of Paardeberg, a very bloody affair indeed and for the British army, the greatest loss in a single battle, with a huge number of casualties, that Lord Kitchener appeared to be unconcerned about.
Does anybody have any thoughts or individual stories of the events of this particular day in 1900, would be very interested to know your thoughts.
Regards Frank

Good morning Paul,
The 18th February was not a great day with Lord Kitchener running around like a headless chicken, all over the battlefield, issuing orders, but what are your thoughts on the battle itself, which continued all week, the awful stench, dead horses, dead oxen, dead mules, dead people, its hard to believe that anyone or anything could have survived in the enemy laager, the loss of the whole Free State force, many members had their wifes and families with them too.
Regards Frank

coldstream wrote: Hello Frank,
Noticing your post I had a look at my collection and realised this was the only medal I had with a Paardeberg clasp
I had not realised it had been the greatest loss in a single battle.
www.angloboerwar.com/forum/5-medals-and-...es-manley-lnlancs-mi
Paul

Frank Kelley wrote: Gentlemen,
Today marks another anniversary of the opening round of the battle of Paardeberg, a very bloody affair indeed and for the British army, the greatest loss in a single battle, with a huge number of casualties, that Lord Kitchener appeared to be unconcerned about.
Does anybody have any thoughts or individual stories of the events of this particular day in 1900, would be very interested to know your thoughts.
Regards Frank

Morning Frank,
I need to do a lot more reading about this one I think, next on the agenda.

Thanks Paul

Frank Kelley wrote: Good morning Paul,
The 18th February was not a great day with Lord Kitchener running around like a headless chicken, all over the battlefield, issuing orders, but what are your thoughts on the battle itself, which continued all week, the awful stench, dead horses, dead oxen, dead mules, dead people, its hard to believe that anyone or anything could have survived in the enemy laager, the loss of the whole Free State force, many members had their wifes and families with them too.
Regards Frank

coldstream wrote: Hello Frank,
Noticing your post I had a look at my collection and realised this was the only medal I had with a Paardeberg clasp
I had not realised it had been the greatest loss in a single battle.
www.angloboerwar.com/forum/5-medals-and-...es-manley-lnlancs-mi
Paul

Frank Kelley wrote: Gentlemen,
Today marks another anniversary of the opening round of the battle of Paardeberg, a very bloody affair indeed and for the British army, the greatest loss in a single battle, with a huge number of casualties, that Lord Kitchener appeared to be unconcerned about.
Does anybody have any thoughts or individual stories of the events of this particular day in 1900, would be very interested to know your thoughts.
Regards Frank

Paul,
I missed that medal when you posted it originally, as I had only just joined the forum, it is a pity about the KSA, it would have been a super pair, but, it is still a really nice QSA in its own right.
Some of the mounted infantry were actually ordered to "charge" the main Boer Laager on the 18th of February, by Kitchener, one assumes that he forgot he was in South Africa and was thinking about the way he used to do things in Eygpt!
Of course, the result was that many casualties were incured, some very senior ones too, men like Colonel Ormelie Campbell Hannay.
Still, no doubt his lordship knew what he was doing?
Regards Frank

coldstream wrote: Hello Frank,
Noticing your post I had a look at my collection and realised this was the only medal I had with a Paardeberg clasp
I had not realised it had been the greatest loss in a single battle.
www.angloboerwar.com/forum/5-medals-and-...es-manley-lnlancs-mi
Paul

Frank Kelley wrote: Gentlemen,
Today marks another anniversary of the opening round of the battle of Paardeberg, a very bloody affair indeed and for the British army, the greatest loss in a single battle, with a huge number of casualties, that Lord Kitchener appeared to be unconcerned about.
Does anybody have any thoughts or individual stories of the events of this particular day in 1900, would be very interested to know your thoughts.
Regards Frank

Hello Frank,
Been reading more about Paardeberg and I realised I had this medal to the 12th Lancers.
www.angloboerwar.com/forum/5-medals-and-...12th-lancers-7-clasp

Paul