Anglo-Boer War 2: Lord Methuen, British general, destroys the village of Schweizer-Reneke
… of war in South Africa, he was given command of the British 1st Division. In December 1899 he commanded the British forces at the Battle of Magersfontein where the British suffered a humiliating defeat with heavy losses, one … Anglo-Boer War 2: Lord Methuen, British general, destroys the village of Schweizer-Reneke …