7 November 1900
Battle of Leliefontein
Holland keeps his Colt machine gun firing against the Boer advance and carries the weapon away when its carriage horse is shot.
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Holland keeps his Colt machine gun firing against the Boer advance and carries the weapon away when its carriage horse is shot.
Cockburn leads cavalrymen protecting the retreating guns at Leliefontein and later receives the Victoria Cross.
Turner helps protect the Canadian rearguard during the withdrawal at Leliefontein and later receives the Victoria Cross.
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