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Battle of Vlakfontein

South Africa · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1901Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1901

Koos de la Rey29 May 1901

Vlakfontein · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

De la Rey's commandos attack Dixon's column at Vlakfontein and temporarily capture British guns during the fighting.

Jan Christoffel Greyling Kemp29 May 1901

Vlakfontein · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

Kemp leads Boer fighters in the assault on the British rearguard at Vlakfontein.

Names involved

Jan Christoffel Greyling KempKoos de la Rey

Provenance

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