▁killed , ▁wounded ▁or ▁captured . ▁ ▁Str ateg ic ▁consequences ▁ ▁The ▁week ▁from ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁rapidly ▁became ▁known ▁to ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁field — and ▁to ▁polit icians ▁in ▁Britain — as ▁" Black ▁Week ", ▁during ▁which ▁the ▁British ▁suffered ▁three ▁defe ats : ▁the ▁batt les ▁of ▁Storm berg ▁in ▁the ▁Cape ▁Mid lands ▁and ▁Col enso ▁in ▁Natal , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mag ers f onte in . ▁The ▁defeat ▁at ▁Mag ers f onte in ▁caused ▁much ▁const ern ation ▁in ▁Britain , ▁particularly ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁where ▁the ▁losses ▁to ▁the ▁High land ▁reg iments ▁were ▁keen ly ▁felt . ▁W au cho pe ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁having ▁stood ▁as ▁a ▁Parliament ary ▁candidate ▁for ▁Mid l oth ian ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁rever ber ations ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Week ▁defe ats ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁hast y ▁appro val ▁of ▁large ▁rein for c ements ▁being ▁sent ▁to ▁South ▁Africa , ▁from ▁both ▁Britain ▁and ▁the ▁Domin ions . ▁Although ▁C ron je ▁tempor arily ▁defeated ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁held ▁up ▁their ▁advance , ▁General ▁Lord ▁Roberts ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁overall ▁Commander ▁in ▁Chief ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ; ▁he ▁took ▁personal ▁command ▁on ▁this ▁front , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁an ▁army ▁rein for ced ▁to ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁men , ▁he ▁rel ieved ▁Kim