17 September 1901
Battle of Modderfontein
Bouwer leads Boer scouts and fighters into the attack that overwhelms the 17th Lancers at Modderfontein.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Modderfontein in South Africa. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
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.
Van Deventer leads part of Smuts's commando around the British position during the attack at Modderfontein.
Smuts attacks a camp of the 17th Lancers at Modderfontein and secures horses, weapons and supplies for his commando.
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