Battle of Modder River

Quando

28 de nov. de 1899

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

29.04° S, 24.63° E

Description

1899 battle

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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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “The British Army sustains heavy losses in the Battle of Modder River, despite routing the Boers”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “Britische Truppen schlagen unter hohen eigenen Verlusten einen Vorstoß der Buren in der Schlacht von Modder River zurück”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “в ходе Второй англо-бурской войны состоялось сражение на реке Моддер”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte

• Second Boer War23 de out. de 1899 · Guerra