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Battle of Nooitgedacht 1900

Plan of the battle of Nooitgedacht
Image: Archibald Forbes, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date13 December 1900Wikidata
Year1900Wikidata P585 (point in time)
Era19th century (1800–1913)derived from year
LocationSouth AfricaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAfricaNatural Earth
War / conflictSecond Boer WarWikidata P361
ParticipantsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandWikidata P710
Coordinates-25.8600, 27.5531Wikidata P625

About the battle

In the Battle of Nooitgedacht on 13 December 1900, Boer commandos led by Generals Koos de la Rey and Christiaan Beyers combined to deal a defeat to a British brigade under the command of Major General R. A. P. Clements during the Second Boer War.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Nooitgedacht (revision 1370451840), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

-25.8600, 27.5531 · South Africa

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