Siege of Kimberley

Quando

14 de out. de 1899 – 15 de fev. de 1900

Tipo

Cerco

Coordenadas

28.74° S, 24.76° E

Description

1899 event during the Second Boer War

1899–1900 battle of the Second Boer War

The siege of Kimberley took place during the Second Boer War at Kimberley, Cape Colony, when Boer forces from the Orange Free State and the Transvaal besieged the diamond mining town. The Boers moved quickly to try to capture the area when war broke out between the British and the two Boer republics in October 1899.

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• Second Boer War23 de out. de 1899 · Guerra