Doornkop
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Doornkop | |
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Coordinates: 26°13′58″S 27°47′0″E / 26.23278°S 27.78333°ECoordinates: 26°13′58″S 27°47′0″E / 26.23278°S 27.78333°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Main Place | Soweto |
Area | |
• Total | 1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi) |
Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 8,740 |
• Density | 7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 1821 |
Doornkop (literally "thorn hill") is a ridge and locality on the western outskirts of Soweto in the Gauteng Province, South Africa.
Battles[]
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It is the spot where Dr Leander Starr Jameson was defeated on 2 January 1896 following the Jameson Raid. The area is also linked in popular history to the third day of the Battle of Johannesburg that took place nearby from 27 to 29 May 1900 during the Second Boer War. The ridge was taken by cavalry under command of Lt Gen John French while a nearby ridge, now covered by several Soweto suburbs, was taken by seven infantry battalions, including:[2] Left Flank:21st Brigade; · the City Imperial Volunteers ·The Derbyshire Regiment ·The Cameron Highlanders ·The 1st Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment. Right Flank of Lt Gen Ian Hamilton;19 Brigade; ·The Gordon Highlanders. ·The 2nd Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment. ·The Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. ·The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. [3]
Present day[]
The area is currently being subsumed by the westward expansion of Soweto and the eastward growth of Krugersdorp's Kagiso township. Suburbs include Tshepisong, Leratong Village, Bambayi and Thulani. Doornkop is also known as Thulani, Snakepark and Silvertown.
There is another place named , a community 15 km north of Middelburg in the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality (http://www.stevetshwetelm.gov.za/) in Mpumalanga.
References[]
- ^ a b "Sub Place Doornkop". Census 2001.
- ^ Leon Englebrecht,Hidden in Plain Sight, Johannesburgs Battlefields page 58 accessed 5 April 2021
- ^ Gardyne The Life of a Regiment 1794-1816 Map p.177
External links[]
- Johannesburg Region D
- Johannesburg stubs