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Battle of Elandsfontein
Part of the First Boer War
Aftermath of the battle, in the foreground are British soldiers on patrol, a 7-pounder gun, and British Army Officers.
Date
16 January 1881
Location
Elandsfontein, South Africa
25°45′00″S28°01′59″E / 25.75000°S 28.03306°E / -25.75000; 28.03306 (Battle of Elandsfontein)
Result
Boer victory
Belligerents
South African Republic
United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Unknown
Lt-Col George Frederick Gildea Col William Bellairs Lieutenant J.W. Glynn
Strength
Unknown
154 Pretoria Volunteers 129 Royal Scots Fusiliers 74 Pretoria Carbineers 62 Cavalry 39 men of the Royal Artillery 30 men of the 94th Regiment 170 mounted men including 45 mounted infantry a 9 and 7 pounder field gun a gun mounted cart
Casualties and losses
8 wounded
4 men killed and 6 wounded
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Location within South Africa
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First Boer War
Bronkhorstspruit
Rustenburg
Marabastad
Lydenburg
Elandsfontein
Laing's Nek
Schuinshoogte
Rooihuiskraal
Majuba Hill
The Battle of Elandsfontein on 11 January 1881 was a military engagement during the First Boer War which took place at Elandsfontein ridge just west of Pretoria. During the war horses proved to be the main means of transport across the South African plains. Because of this, much effort was put in grass mowers by the British for the production of hay. It was during one such expedition to collect the necessary horse fodder on 11 January 1881 in a valley near Elandsfontein, that the British were spotted and attacked by a party of Boers. This resulted in the Boers capturing the mowing machine, a wagon and some mules while the British escaped the encounter. With the belief that their attackers had originated from a laager at Elandsfontein, an escorted expedition force was sent to the laager's believed location on 16 January 1881 to either assert dominance in the area or to destroy the camp outright.[1]
^Best, Brian (30 March 2017). The Victoria Cross Wars: Battles, Campaigns and Conflicts of All the VC Heroes. ISBN 9781473887381. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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