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Nellie Valley Destination Guide

Discover Nellie Valley in South Africa

Nellie Valley in the region of KwaZulu-Natal is a town located in South Africa - some 195 mi or ( 313 km ) South-East of Pretoria , the country's capital .

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Local time in Nellie Valley is now 07:39 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Maseru, Butha-Buthe, Mbabane, Manzini, and Lobamba. When in this area, you might want to check out Maseru . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Nellie Valley ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Talana Hill

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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Located at -28.11 30.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: 1899 in South Africa, Battles of the Second Boer War, Conflicts in 1899, History of KwaZulu-Natal, King's Royal Rifle Corps, KwaZulu-Natal

Penn Symons

Major-General Sir William Penn Symons KCB (17 July 1843 – 23 October 1899) was a British Army officer who was mortally wounded as he commanded his forces at the Battle of Talana Hill during the Second Boer War. Whilst his forces won the battle they had to abandon their position and fall back to Ladysmith. Symons and the more severely wounded were left to the Boers; he died three days later as a prisoner of war. A monument to his valour was raised in Victoria Park, Saltash, Cornwall, UK.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -28.11 30.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: 1843 births, 1899 deaths, British Army generals, British Army personnel of the Anglo-Zulu War, British Army personnel of the Second Boer War, British military personnel killed in the Second Boer War, British military personnel of the Third Anglo-Burmese War, British military personnel of the Tirah Campaign, British prisoners of war, Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath, People from Cornwall, Second Boer War prisoners of war, South Wales Borderers officers

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