Battle of Driefontein

The Battle of Driefontein on 10 March 1900 followed on the Battle of Poplar Grove in the Second Boer War between the United Kingdom 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.

Battle

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 124 men killed and captured, while the British lost 82 killed and 342 wounded. The following two months saw Lord Roberts control the entire Orange Free State after driving the Boers out of Bloemfontein.

British Order of Battle

References

== Citations == Clodfelter, Micheal (2017). Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures, 1492–2015 (4th ed.). McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786474707. Laffin, John (1995) [1986]. Brassey's Battles: 3,500 Years of Conflict, Campaigns and Wars from A-Z. Brassey's. ISBN 1857531760.

== External links == "BRITISH VICTORY AT DRIEFONTEIN. Clutha Leader, Volume XXVI, Issue 1384, 16 March 1900, Page 5". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 16 March 1900. Retrieved 7 November 2023. Stirling, John. "The Boer Wars 1880-1881 & 1899-1902. THE NORFOLK REGIMENT. Extract taken from 'Our Regiments in South Africa' by John Stirling published by Naval and Military Press Ltd". boer-war.com. Retrieved 7 November 2023.