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The Battle of Driefontein on 10 March 1900 followed on the Battle of Poplar Grove in the Second Boer War between the British Empire and the Boer republics, in what is now South Africa. In the first half of 1900, the British made an offensive towards the two Boer republic capitals of Bloemfontein and Pretoria. The Boer forces under the command of Christiaan de Wet were holding a 7-mile (11 km) line covering the approach to Bloemfontein. Lord Roberts subsequently ordered a division under Lieutenant General Thomas Kelly-Kenny to attack the position from the front, while Lieutenant General Charles Tucker's division moved against its left flank. The Boers were subsequently forced to withdraw losing 124 men killed and captured, while the British lost 82 killed and 342 wounded.

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  • The Battle of Driefontein on 10 March 1900 followed on the Battle of Poplar Grove in the Second Boer War between the British Empire and the Boer republics, in what is now South Africa. In the first half of 1900, the British made an offensive towards the two Boer republic capitals of Bloemfontein and Pretoria. The Boer forces under the command of Christiaan de Wet were holding a 7-mile (11 km) line covering the approach to Bloemfontein. Lord Roberts subsequently ordered a division under Lieutenant General Thomas Kelly-Kenny to attack the position from the front, while Lieutenant General Charles Tucker's division moved against its left flank. The Boers were subsequently forced to withdraw losing 124 men killed and captured, while the British lost 82 killed and 342 wounded. (en)
  • La bataille de Driefontein fut une bataille de la deuxième Guerre des Boers tenue le 10 mars 1900. La victoire britannique ouvrit la voie à la capture de la capitale de l'Etat libre d'Orange Bloemfontein le 13 mars. (fr)
  • Дрейфонтейнское сражение или Битва у Абраамскрааля — одно из вооружённых столкновений в ходе Второй англо-бурской войны, которое произошло 26 февраля (10 марта) 1900 года на реке у села близ в пределах бывшей Оранжевой республики. (ru)
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  • 342 wounded
  • 82 killed
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  • 1900-03-10 (xsd:date)
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  • British victory
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  • 2Vickers guns
  • ~6000 men
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  • Christiaan de Wet (en)
  • Lord Roberts (en)
  • Robert George Broadwood (en)
  • Thomas Kelly-Kenny (en)
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  • Battle of Driefontein (en)
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  • 1900-03-10 (xsd:date)
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  • near Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (en)
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  • British victory (en)
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  • ~6000 men (en)
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  • The Battle of Driefontein on 10 March 1900 followed on the Battle of Poplar Grove in the Second Boer War between the British Empire and the Boer republics, in what is now South Africa. In the first half of 1900, the British made an offensive towards the two Boer republic capitals of Bloemfontein and Pretoria. The Boer forces under the command of Christiaan de Wet were holding a 7-mile (11 km) line covering the approach to Bloemfontein. Lord Roberts subsequently ordered a division under Lieutenant General Thomas Kelly-Kenny to attack the position from the front, while Lieutenant General Charles Tucker's division moved against its left flank. The Boers were subsequently forced to withdraw losing 124 men killed and captured, while the British lost 82 killed and 342 wounded. (en)
  • La bataille de Driefontein fut une bataille de la deuxième Guerre des Boers tenue le 10 mars 1900. La victoire britannique ouvrit la voie à la capture de la capitale de l'Etat libre d'Orange Bloemfontein le 13 mars. (fr)
  • Дрейфонтейнское сражение или Битва у Абраамскрааля — одно из вооружённых столкновений в ходе Второй англо-бурской войны, которое произошло 26 февраля (10 марта) 1900 года на реке у села близ в пределах бывшей Оранжевой республики. (ru)
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  • Battle of Driefontein (en)
  • Bataille de Driefontein (fr)
  • Дрейфонтейнское сражение (ru)
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