Ladysmith

South African city

Ladysmith is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, known for the Siege of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War (1899-1900), when British forces were besieged for four months.

The name also belongs to towns in British Columbia and Wisconsin.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the Grammy-winning South African choral group, takes its name from the town.

siege

Boer War

Anglo-Dutch colonial conflict

besieged · garrison · defenders · starvation · resistance · encirclement · fortification · artillery · trenches · reinforcements

town

South Africa

Rainbow nation

community · residential · streets · urban · infrastructure · neighborhood · population · borough · locality · village

musical

ABBA

Swedish disco-era pop group

harmony · vocals · Grammy · South African · gospel · Zulu · singing · ensemble · township · jive

Family

lady, ladies, smith, ladylike, unladylike, Smith, blacksmith, smithy, ladyship

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