Penn Symons (original) (raw)

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Sir William Penn Symons KCB (* 17. Juli 1843 in Hatt, Cornwall; † 23. Oktober 1899 in Dundee, Südafrika) war ein britischer Heeresoffizier. (de)
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. While 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. (en)
William Penn Symons (17 juillet 1843 - 23 octobre 1899) était un officier colonial britannique, il servit contre les Zoulous, aux Indes, en Birmanie, etc. En mai 1899, il est au Natal et quand la guerre éclate il commande la garnison anglaise de Dundee. Après la prise d'Elandslaagte le 19 octobre 1899, Dundee est coupé de Ladysmith et en passe d'être assiégé. Pour desserrer l'étau boer, Symons attaque la colline de Talana et ses troupes s'en emparent, mais lui-même est tué. (fr)
William Penn Symons (1843 – 1899) è stato un generale britannico. (it)

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Major-General Sir William Penn Symons (en)

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Churchill, W.S. (en)

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Talana Hill, Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal (en)

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London to Ladysmith via Pretoria (en)
Sir William Penn Symons (en)

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Talana Hill, Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal (en)

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London: Longmans, Green & Co. (en)

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Sir William Penn Symons KCB (* 17. Juli 1843 in Hatt, Cornwall; † 23. Oktober 1899 in Dundee, Südafrika) war ein britischer Heeresoffizier. (de)
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. While 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. (en)
William Penn Symons (17 juillet 1843 - 23 octobre 1899) était un officier colonial britannique, il servit contre les Zoulous, aux Indes, en Birmanie, etc. En mai 1899, il est au Natal et quand la guerre éclate il commande la garnison anglaise de Dundee. Après la prise d'Elandslaagte le 19 octobre 1899, Dundee est coupé de Ladysmith et en passe d'être assiégé. Pour desserrer l'étau boer, Symons attaque la colline de Talana et ses troupes s'en emparent, mais lui-même est tué. (fr)
William Penn Symons (1843 – 1899) è stato un generale britannico. (it)

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