Relief of Ladysmith Relief of Ladysmith When the Second Boer War broke out on 11 October 1899, the Boers had a numeric superiority within Southern Africa. They quickly invaded the British territory and laid siege to Ladysmith, Kimberley and Mafeking. Britain meanwhile transported thousands of troops both from the United Kingdom itself and from elsewhere in the Empire and by the time the siege of Ladysmith had been lifted, had a huge numeric superiority. The Colony of Natal was bisected from east to west by the Tugela River which rose in the Drakensberg (to the west) and flowed into the Indian Ocean to
Military equipment of Sweden during the Cold War the Royal Swedish Navy between 1945 and 1991. Sweden had 12 torpedo boats during the Cold War. Sweden had a total of 26 submarines throughout the Cold War. Sweden had a huge air force - the fourth largest in the world - throughout the Cold War, consisting of more than 4,000 aircraft. Out of these, no less than 3,574 aircraft were armed fighters along with many hundred bombers. "See article links for further information on specific equipment" Military equipment of Sweden during the Cold War Sweden played a role of major importance during the Cold War, despite not officially participating.