29 May 1901
Battle of Vlakfontein
Kemp leads Boer fighters in the assault on the British rearguard at Vlakfontein.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Vlakfontein in South Africa. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Kemp leads Boer fighters in the assault on the British rearguard at Vlakfontein.
De la Rey's commandos attack Dixon's column at Vlakfontein and temporarily capture British guns during the fighting.
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