Dundee and Glencoe were retaken by General Sir Redvers Buller troops as the South African War II 1899-1902 (Anglo-Boer War II 1899-1902) intensified. The area west of Glencoe was under the command of General Schalk Burger, who would later be replaced by General Joachim Fourie. The two areas were and are still separated from each other by less than 10km in KwaZulu Natal. The war ended on 31 May, 1902 following the signing of the Peace Treaty of Vereeniging by all the parties involved in the war.
15 May 1900
Dundee and Glencoe are retaken by General Sir Redvers Buller troops during the South African War II
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- 30 Sep 2019

How we know this
- 01Gillings, K. ‘After the Siege: The British advance and Boer retreat through Natal, March to June 1900’, from The South African Military Journal, Vol 11 No 3/4 - October 1999.
- 02South African History Online, ‘South African War 1899-1902 Second Anglo-Boer War’, [online], available at www.sahistory.org.za (Accessed: 15 April 2013)
- 03Boddy-Evans, A. ‘This Day in African History: 15 May’, from About African History, [online], available at https://africanhistory.about.com
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2013, May 10). Dundee and Glencoe are retaken by General Sir Redvers Buller troops during the South African War II. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095629
South African History Online (2013) 'Dundee and Glencoe are retaken by General Sir Redvers Buller troops during the South African War II', South African History Online, 10 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095629 (Accessed: 25 October 2026).
South African History Online, Dundee and Glencoe are retaken by General Sir Redvers Buller troops during the South African War II [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095629, (accessed 25 October 2026).
"Dundee and Glencoe are retaken by General Sir Redvers Buller troops during the South African War II." South African History Online, 10 May 2013, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095629. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Dundee and Glencoe are retaken by General Sir Redvers Buller troops during the South African War II." South African History Online. May 10, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095629.
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