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Vlakfontein in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Vlakfontein in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records2 event labels4 people1900–1901

Historical events in Vlakfontein

1900

14 August 1900
Mobilization
Frederick Sleigh Roberts · Boer War, 2nd

Roberts and Buller join forces at Vlakfontein

14 August 1900
Mobilization
Redvers Henry Buller · Boer War, 2nd

Roberts and Buller join forces at Vlakfontein

1901

29 May 1901
Battle of Vlakfontein
Henry Grey Dixon · Boer War, 2nd

Dixon reorganizes his force after the Boer charge at Vlakfontein and recovers the captured guns.

29 May 1901
Battle of Vlakfontein
Henry William Armstrong · Boer War, 2nd

Armstrong is killed during the intense fighting between Dixon's column and Boer commandos at Vlakfontein.

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