Battle of Talana Hill

Battle of Talana Hill
	Part of Second Boer War
	; The Battle of Talana Hill as depicted in Bacon's South Africa War prints.
Date	20 October 1899
Location	Talana, Natal, South Africa28°6′49″S 30°12′18″E
Result	British tactical victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	South African Republic
Commanders and leaders
Lt-Gen. Sir William Symons †	Gen. Lucas Meyer; Gen. Maroela Erasmus
Strength
4,000; 18 field guns; 1 machine gun	3,000; 3 field guns; 2 pom pom guns
Casualties and losses
41 killed; 185 wounded; 220 captured or missing	23 killed; 66 wounded; 20 missing
	Location within South Africa

The Battle of Talana Hill, also known as the Battle of Glencoe, was the first major clash of the Second Boer War. A frontal attack by British infantry supported by artillery drove Boers from a hilltop position, but the British suffered heavy casualties in the process, including their commanding general Sir William Penn Symons.

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