Editing Doornkop (section)

===Battle of Johannesburg 1900=== 
The Doornkop area is also linked in popular history to the third day (29 May 1900) of the Battle of Johannesburg that took place nearby from 27 to 29 May 1900 during the [[Second Boer War]]. The ridge was taken by cavalry under command of [[John French, 1st Earl of Ypres|Lt Gen John French]] while a nearby ridge, now covered by several [[Soweto]] suburbs, was taken by seven infantry battalions, including the following units on the left and right flank.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.defenceweb.co.za/repository/battles-and-battlefields/ |title=Hidden in Plain Sight. Johannesburgs Battlefields |last=Engelbrecht |first=Leon |date=2009 |website=defenceweb.co.za |format=PDF |publisher=defenceWeb, Africa's leading defense portal |access-date=16 March 2023 |quote= |page=58}}</ref>

====Left Flank==== 
* 21st Brigade;
* the City Imperial Volunteers 
* The Derbyshire Regiment
* The Cameron Highlanders
* The 1st Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment. 

====Right Flank of Lt Gen Ian Hamilton====
* 19 Brigade;
* The Gordon Highlanders. 
* The 2nd Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment.
* The Kings Shropshire Light Infantry.
* The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.<ref>Gardyne The Life of a Regiment 1794-1816 Map p.177</ref>