点评:Gemini summarized this as follows: The Battle of Magersfontein, fought on December 11, 1899, was a significant engagement during the Second Boer War. British forces aimed to relieve the besieged town of Kimberley but were decisively defeated by the Boer commandos who had entrenched themselves at the foot of Magersfontein hill. The battle is remembered for the Boer's effective use of trenches and the heavy casualties suffered by the British, particularly the Highland Brigade.
Despite reinforcements, the British forces were unable to dislodge the Boers and were forced to withdraw to Modder River station.
Magersfontein was a significant Boer victory, demonstrating their effective use of trench warfare and inflicting a major blow to British morale.
The British with a strength of 14,964 faced 8,500 Boers and had 948 casualties or wounded, whereas the Boers suffered 236 casualties or wounded.
翻译:杰米尼对此进行了如下总结:1899年12月11日的马格斯方丹战役是第二次布尔战争中的一场重要战役。英军旨在解救被围困的金伯利镇,但却被盘踞在马格斯方丹山脚下的布尔突击队彻底击败。这场战役因布尔人对战壕的有效利用以及英军(尤其是高地旅)遭受的惨重伤亡而被铭记。
尽管得到了增援,英军仍未能击退布尔人,被迫撤退至莫德河驻地。
马格斯方丹战役是布尔人的一次重大胜利,展示了他们对堑壕战的有效运用,并重创了英军的士气。
英军拥有14,964人的兵力,面对8,500名布尔人,英军伤亡948人,而布尔人伤亡236人。