Historedia
Person

Lord Methuen

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1899

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Lord Methuen, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Battle of Modder River: British rout Boers at heavy cost

    1899

    Role: Commander of the 1st Division

    1. 28 November 1899 · Confluence of Modder and Riet RiversBattle of Modder River

      British forces under Lord Methuen forced Boers under General Cronjé to retreat to Magersfontein on 28 November 1899, sustaining heavy casualties.

Sources

  1. Paul Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-12