The Battle of Talana. 20 October 1899 - Battles of the Anglo-Boer War Series

Published by 30º Degrees South,  2014, softcover, illustrated, pictorial covers, 40 pages, condition: as new.

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.