Battles in South Africa
75 battles and sieges whose recorded location lies within the modern borders of South Africa (Africa), ordered by date.
Early modern · 19th century · World War I era · Post-1945 · Date not recorded
Early modern (1500–1799) · 2
- Battle of Salt River 1510South Africa
- Battle of Saldanha Bay (1781) 1781South Africa · Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
19th century (1800–1913) · 66
- Action of 21 April 1806 1806South Africa · Napoleonic Wars
- Battle of Blaauwberg 1806South Africa · Napoleonic Wars
- Battle of Grahamstown 1819South Africa · Fifth Xhosa War
- Battle of Mhlatuze River 1820South Africa · Mfecane
- Battle of Vegkop 1836South Africa · Great Trek
- Battle of Blood River 1838South Africa · Great Trek
- Battle of Italeni 1838South Africa · Great Trek
- Battle of Congella 1842South Africa
- Battle of Boomplaats 1848South Africa · Great Trek
- Battle of Centane 1878South Africa · Ninth Xhosa War
- Battle of Gingindlovu 1879South Africa · Anglo-Zulu War
- Battle of Hlobane 1879South Africa · Anglo-Zulu War
- Battle of Intombe 1879South Africa · Anglo-Zulu War
- Battle of Inyezane 1879South Africa · Anglo-Zulu War
- Battle of Isandlwana 1879South Africa · Anglo-Zulu War
- Battle of Kambula 1879South Africa · Anglo-Zulu War
- Battle of Rorke's Drift 1879South Africa · Anglo-Zulu War
- Battle of Ulundi 1879South Africa · Anglo-Zulu War
- Siege of Eshowe 1879South Africa · Anglo-Zulu War
- Battle of Bronkhorstspruit 1880South Africa · First Boer War
- Siege of Rustenburg 1880South Africa · First Boer War
- Battle of Elandsfontein 1881South Africa · First Boer War
- Battle of Laing's Nek 1881South Africa · First Boer War
- Battle of Majuba Hill 1881South Africa · First Boer War
- Battle of Rooihuiskraal 1881South Africa · First Boer War
- Battle of Schuinshoogte 1881South Africa · First Boer War
- Siege of Lydenburg 1881South Africa · First Boer War
- Siege of Marabastad 1881South Africa · First Boer War
- Battle of Belmont (1899) 1899South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Elandslaagte 1899South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Graspan 1899South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Kraaipan 1899South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Ladysmith 1899South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Magersfontein 1899South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Modder River 1899South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Stormberg 1899South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Talana Hill 1899South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Willow Grange 1899South Africa
- Relief of Ladysmith 1899South Africa · Second Boer War
- Second Battle of Colenso 1899South Africa · Second Boer War
- Siege of Kimberley 1899South Africa · Second Boer War
- Siege of Ladysmith 1899South Africa · Second Boer War
- Siege of Mafeking 1899South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Bergendal 1900South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Biddulphsberg 1900South Africa
- Battle of Bothaville 1900South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Diamond Hill 1900South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Driefontein 1900South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Elands River (1900) 1900South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Leliefontein 1900South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Nooitgedacht 1900South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Paardeberg 1900South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Poplar Grove 1900South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Spion Kop 1900South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Vaal Krantz 1900South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Zand River 1900South Africa
- Battle of the Tugela Heights 1900South Africa · Second Boer War
- Bloody Sunday (1900) 1900South Africa · Second Boer War
- Sanna's Post 1900South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Bakenlaagte 1901South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Blood River Poort 1901South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Elands River (1901) 1901South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Groenkloof 1901South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Groenkop 1901South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Rooiwal 1902South Africa · Second Boer War
- Battle of Tweebosch 1902South Africa · Second Boer War
World War I era (1914–1918) · 1
- Battle of Kakamas 1915South Africa · South-West Africa campaign
Post-1945 (1946 onwards) · 1
- Battle of Ventersdorp 1991South Africa
Date not recorded (no reliable year in Wikidata) · 5
- Battle of Holkrans South Africa
- Battle of Maqongqo South Africa
- Battle of Veertien Strome South Africa
- Siege of Ladysmith South Africa
- Zungeni Mountain skirmish South Africa · Anglo-Zulu War