Battle of Laing's Nek (1900)

{{Short description|Battle of the Second Boer War}}

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{{About|the battle during the Second Boer War|the First Boer War battle|Battle of Laing's Nek}}

{{Infobox battle

| conflict = Battle of Laing's Nek

| place = Laing's Nek, South Africa

| partof = the Advance on Pretoria of the Second Boer War

| image = Destroyed Rail Tunnel Laing's Nek.jpg

| caption = The railway tunnel at Laing's Nek, destroyed by the Boers to impede the advancing British

| combatant1 = {{flag|United Kingdom}}

| combatant2 = {{flag|South African Republic}}

| commander1 = {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}Redvers Buller

| image_size = 310px

| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Advance on Pretoria}} {{Campaignbox Natal Front}}

| casualties1 = 66 Casualties

| date = 2–10 June 1900

| result = British Victory

| commander2 = {{flagicon|South African Republic}}Christiaan Botha

}}

The Battle of Laing's Nek from 2–10 June 1900 was a series of actions in the Second Boer War between forces under Redvers Buller and the Boers of the Transvaal.{{Cite book |last=Doyle |first=Arthur Conan |title=The Great Boer War |chapter=Chapter 25: The March on Pretoria |publisher=Smith, Elder & Co. |year=1900 |via=Wikisource}}{{failed verification|date=September 2024}} At the time, Redvers Buller was advancing from Ladysmith to the Buffalo River, in an effort to cross into Volskrust, where he could then aid Lord Roberts in the Advance on Pretoria. The Boers had fortified themselves at Laing's Nek, as they had done previously 18 years prior. Over the course of eight days, Buller was able to repulse the Boers, and cross the Buffalo River into Transvaal on 12 June.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=Ernest Blake |date=1900 |title=Buller's Campaign with the Natal Field Force of 1900 |url=https://www.angloboerwar.com/books/214-knox-buller-s-campaign/3520-knox-chapter-8-the-battle-of-laing-s-nek |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=www.angloboerwar.com}}