| SPIONKOP | The British suffered a major defeat by the Boers in January 1900 at ___ ___ (5,3) |
| WATERLOO | Battle in which Napoleon suffered a major defeat |
| ERIE | Lake where the British suffered an 1813 naval defeat |
| NATAL | Former province of E. South Africa set up as a republic by the Boers in 1838 (5) |
| LADYSMITH | Township under siege by the Boers in 1899/1900, along with Kimberley and Mafeking (9) |
| LAAGER | Camp protected by circling the wagons used by Boers in South Africa |
| ROUTE | Pathway to a total defeat, by the end (5) |
| WATLINGSTREET | Roman route across England; site of Boudicca's defeat by the Romans (7,6) |
| CAPERACE | April 1912 .....The Titanic's distress calls were first picked up at the Marconi wireless station at ___ ___, in Newfoundland |
| REACHOUT | Look to contact every one involved in major defeat |
| MAJUBA | Battle of _Hill, February 1881, in which the British were routed by the Boers (6) |
| DIENBIENPHU | City in NW Vietnam; scene of a major defeat of French forces by the Vietminh in 1954 (4,4,3) |
| SPION | & 12D The Battle of -, conflict in January 1900 between Boer and British forces in the Second Boer War (5,3) |
| AFUNERAL | "Death at ___ ___"; 2010 Chris Rock film |
| TREKKING | Walking holiday: migrating by Boers (8) |
| TRANSVAAL | Province of South Africa from 1910 to 1991.~ colonised by the Boers (9) |
| SORBONNE | Non-Boers go over to this French university (8) |
| COMMANDO | Have authority over old force of Boers (8) |
| AFRICANS | Zulus or Boers |
| TOM | ___ Brady NFL quarterback who suffered a major knee injury and went on to become the Comeback Player of the Year in 2009 |
