Episode 11- Magersfontein and Black Week
The Anglo-Boer War - A podcast by Desmond Latham
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The Battle of Magersfontein destroyed a Highland Brigade and taught the English a lesson they'd forget almost immediately. Do not launch a frontal attack on a hidden enemy unless you do proper reconnaissance. Magersfontein would also lead directly to General Methuen losing his command as the commander of British Forces in the West of South Africa.
