Spion Kop
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Spion Kop may refer to:
- Battle of Spion KopBattle of Spion KopThe Battle of Spion Kop was fought about west-south-west of Ladysmith on the hilltop of Spioenkop along the Tugela River, Natal in South Africa from 23–24 January 1900...
, a battle fought during the Second Boer WarSecond Boer WarThe Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
in 1900 on Spioenkop (or Spion Kop), a hill in South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. - Spion Kop (stadia) (or Kop) is a name for a number of sports terraces and standsGrandstandA grandstand is a large and normally permanent structure for seating spectators, most often at a racetrack. This includes both auto racing and horse racing. The grandstand is in essence like a single section of a stadium, but differs from a stadium in that it does not wrap all or most of the way...
. - Spion Kop, NottinghamshireSpion Kop, NottinghamshireSpion Kop is a small village in Nottinghamshire, England.It is located about a mile to the south of Warsop on the A60, Mansfield Road. It is a modern settlement named after the Battle of Spion Kop which took place during the Second Boer War in Natal, South Africa in January 1900....
, a small village named after the battle. - Spion Kop (horse)Spion Kop (horse)Spion Kop was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from 1919 until 1921, Spion Kop ran fourteen times winning two races. After an undistinguished early career in which he lost his first six races, he improved as a three-year-old to win the Epsom...
, winner of the 1920 Epsom DerbyEpsom DerbyThe Derby Stakes, popularly known as The Derby, internationally as the Epsom Derby, and under its present sponsor as the Investec Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies...
. - SAS SpioenkopSAS Spioenkop (F147)SAS Spioenkop is the third of four Valour class frigates for the South African Navy.-Construction:They were manufactured by the European South African Corvette Consortium , consisting of the German Frigate Consortium , African Defence Systems and a...
, South African Navy frigateFrigateA frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...
. - Spion Copp, a mountain in southeastern Grant County, Oregon, near the town of SenecaSeneca, OregonSeneca is a city in Grant County, Oregon, United States. It is located in the Blue Mountains about 23 miles south of Canyon City, on U.S. Route 395, on the edge of the Malheur National Forest...
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