Ben Bouwer17 September 1901
Bouwer leads Boer scouts and fighters into the attack that overwhelms the 17th Lancers at Modderfontein.
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Bouwer leads Boer scouts and fighters into the attack that overwhelms the 17th Lancers at Modderfontein.
Reitz fights in the close attack on the 17th Lancers and obtains British equipment after the camp is overrun.
Smuts attacks a camp of the 17th Lancers at Modderfontein and secures horses, weapons and supplies for his commando.
Van Deventer leads part of Smuts's commando around the British position during the attack at Modderfontein.
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