Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Piet Joubert

Battles of Piet Joubert

South African politician and general (1834–1900)

Piet Joubert is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1881 and 1899: 6 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day South Africa. Taken in date order, the sites lie 265 km apart end to end, 44 km between engagements on average. Most belong to First Boer War (3), Second Boer War (3).

Relief of LadysmithBattle of Willow GrangeBattle of Laing's NekBattle of SchuinshoogteMajuba HillBattle of LadysmithSiege of LadysmithBattle of Laing's NekBattle of SchuinshoogteMajuba HillBattle of LadysmithSiege of LadysmithMaseruWelkomPietermaritzburgVryheidKroonstadBethlehemStandertonVolksrustUlundiGolela200 km28.282S, 29.853E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1881: 3 engagements1899: 4 engagements4 in 189918811899
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Laing's Nek, 1881Battle of Schuinshoogte, 1881Majuba Hill, 1881Relief of Ladysmith, 1899Battle of Ladysmith, 1899Siege of Ladysmith, 1899Battle of Willow Grange, 189918811899
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
28 January 1881Battle of Laing's NekSouth AfricaBoer victory
8 February 1881Battle of SchuinshoogteIngogo, South Africa17 km SBoer victory
27 February 1881Majuba HillSouth Africa17 km NBoer victory
28 October 1899Relief of LadysmithKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa139 km SBritish victory
30 October 1899Battle of LadysmithLadysmith, South Africa24 km NBoer victory
2 November 1899Siege of LadysmithLadysmith, South Africa6 km SBritish victory
23 November 1899Battle of Willow GrangeSouth Africa62 km SBoer Victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Not recorded, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.