Siege of Lydenburg

Siege of Lydenburg
	Part of First Boer War
Date	6 January 1881 – 30 March 1881
Location	Lydenburg, British-occupied Transvaal (Transvaal Colony) 25.096°S 30.446°E
Result	Boer victory; Lydenburg is captured
Belligerents
United Kingdom	South African Republic
Commanders and leaders
2Lt. Walter Long	Commandant Dietrich Muller; Commandant Johannes Petrus Steyn
Units involved
94th Regiment of Foot; Royal Engineers	Unknown
Strength
50–55 men (94th Regiment); 7–8 men (Royal Engineers); 8–10 men (Army Service Corps) Total:; 60–70 men	6 January 1881:; 200–250 men; Following 6 January:; 500–600 men
Casualties and losses
3-4 killed; 19 wounded	unknown

The siege of Lydenburg was a siege carried out by South African Republican forces on British-occupied Lydenburg, between January and March 1881 during the First Boer War. Despite fierce British resistance, the Boers reclaimed the town following the British defeat at the end of the war. The siege lasted 84 days.

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