Battle of Driefontein

Battle of Driefontein
Part of Second Boer War
Date 10 March 1900 Location {{{place}}} Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	South African Republic Orange Free State
Commanders and leaders
Lord Roberts	Christiaan de Wet
Casualties and losses
424	100

The Battle of Driefontein on 10 March 1900 followed on the Battle of Poplar Grove in the Second Boer War between the British Empire and the Boer republics, in what is now South Africa. In the first half of 1900, the British made an offensive towards the two Boer republic capitals of Bloemfontein and Pretoria. The Boer forces under the command of Christiaan de Wet were holding a 7-mile (11 km) line covering the approach to Bloemfontein. Lord Roberts subsequently ordered a division under Lieutenant General Thomas Kelly-Kenny to attack the position from the front, while Lieutenant General Charles Tucker's division moved against its left flank. The Boers were subsequently forced to withdraw losing 100 men, while the British lost 424.

References

• Laffin, John (1986). Brassey's Battles: 3,500 Years of Conflict, Campaigns and Wars from A-Z. London: Brassey's Defence Publishers. ISBN 0080311857. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)