Piet Arnoldus Cronje16 December 1880
The 1st shots in the struggle for the Transvaal are fired against British soldiers
South Africa · Warfare / Boer War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The 1st shots in the struggle for the Transvaal are fired against British soldiers
Captures the British garrison at Potchefstroom
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