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Ladysmith, British Columbia. Ladysmith, originally Oyster Harbour, [3] is a town located on the 49th parallel north on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The local economy is based on forestry, tourism, and agriculture. A hillside location adjacent to a sheltered harbour forms the natural geography of the community.
3370. Area code. 036. Website. ladysmith.kzn.org.za. Ladysmith is a city in the Uthukela District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It lies 230 kilometres (140 mi) north-west of Durban and 365 kilometres (227 mi) south-east of Johannesburg. Important industries in the area include food processing, textiles, and tyre production.
The S&W Ladysmith (later styled LadySmith) is a series of handguns manufactured by Smith & Wesson starting early in the first decade of the 20th century. Early models, branded were chambered in .22 Long. Starting in the 1980s, under the slightly modified "LadySmith" moniker, S&W manufactured several short-barreled revolvers and semi-automatic ...
12,500. max 21,000 men. Casualties and losses. c. 850 killed and wounded. 800 prisoners. 52+ killed. Total casualties unknown. The siege of Ladysmith was a protracted engagement in the Second Boer War, taking place between 2 November 1899 and 28 February 1900 at Ladysmith, Natal .
Ladysmith, Wisconsin. Location of Ladysmith in Rusk County, Wisconsin. / 45.46389°N 91.10000°W / 45.46389; -91.10000. Ladysmith is a city and the county seat of Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,216 at the 2020 census. [3]
Ladysmith is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located along US 1 and SR 639 (former SR 229 ), northwest of Ruther Glen and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of I-95 exit 110.
Relief of Ladysmith. John Henry Frederick Bacon. 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.
The Ladysmith massacre was a mass shooting that occurred in the Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal area on 20 January 1992, in South Africa, perpetrated by Carel Johannes Delport. Most of Delport's victims were black, and in the aftermath racial tensions in the area increased. Delport was subsequently arrested and sentenced to 39 years in prison.