What the records say
- When
- 28 Nov 1899
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 29.04° S, 24.63° E
- Description
- 1899 battle
Battle of Modder River
1899 battle of the Second Boer War
The Battle of Modder River was an engagement in the Boer War, fought at Modder River, on 28 November 1899. A British column under Lord Methuen, that was attempting to relieve the besieged town of Kimberley, forced Boers under General Piet Cronjé to retreat to Magersfontein, but suffered heavy casualties altogether.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The British Army sustains heavy losses in the Battle of Modder River, despite routing the Boers”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Britische Truppen schlagen unter hohen eigenen Verlusten einen Vorstoß der Buren in der Schlacht von Modder River zurück”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “в ходе Второй англо-бурской войны состоялось сражение на реке Моддер”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page