24 July 1900
Action at Vredefort
Howse rides into heavy fire to rescue a wounded bugler and later receives the Victoria Cross for the action.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Vredefort in Australia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Howse rides into heavy fire to rescue a wounded bugler and later receives the Victoria Cross for the action.
Provenance
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