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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict    = Siege of Ladysmith
| partof      = [[Second Boer War]]
| image       = [[File:Ladysmith Town Hall 1900 - Project Gutenberg eText 15972.png|300px]]
| caption     = The town hall at Ladysmith, showing shell damage to the tower.
| date        = 2 November 1899 – 28 February 1900
| place       = [[Ladysmith, South Africa|Ladysmith]], [[Colony of Natal|Natal]], [[South Africa]]
(contracted; show full)ong many others, the life of noted war correspondent [[George Warrington Steevens|G.W. Steevens]]. The Boers had long before captured Ladysmith's water supply, and the defenders could use only the polluted{{Citation needed|reason=The water is known to be heavy with suspended mud, but that does not equate to pollution. Muddy may be more correctly descriptive|date=May 2009}} [[Klip River]]. The situation was reportedly made worse by maladministration and peculation by senior medical and supply officers.
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Towards the end of the siege, the garrison and townsfolk were living largely on their remaining draught oxen and horses (mainly in the form of "chevril", a meat paste named after the better knowncommercial beef extract commercially named "[[Bovril]]").

Eventually, Buller broke through the Boer positions on 27 February. Following their succession of reverses, his troops had developed effective tactics based on close cooperation between the infantry and artillery. After the protracted struggle, the morale of Botha's men at last broke and they and the besiegers retreated, covered by another huge thunderstorm. Buller did not pursue, and White's men were too weak to do so.

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[[es:Sitio de Ladysmith]]
[[eu:Ladysmitheko setioa]]
[[fr:Siège de Ladysmith]]
[[it:Assedio di Ladysmith]]
[[no:Beleiringen av Ladysmith]]
[[pl:Oblężenie Ladysmith]]
[[ru:Осада Ледисмита]]