Battle of Magersfontein

The Battle of Magersfontein was fought on 11 December 1899, at Magersfontein, near Kimberley, South Africa, on the borders of the Cape Colony and the independent republic of the Orange Free State. British forces under Lieutenant General Lord Methuen were advancing north along the railway line from the Cape to relieve the siege of Kimberley, but their path was blocked at Magersfontein by a Boer force that was entrenched in the surrounding hills. The British had already fought a series of battles with the Boers, most recently at Modder River, where the advance was temporarily halted.

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1899 Battle of Magersfontein

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1899 — 1900 Siege of Kimberley

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1899 Battle of Modder River

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Boer War; Boers tending the wounded British at Magersfontein Wellcome V0015509EL

KoosDeLaRey

Mannen op een begraafplaats voor Britse soldaten die zijn gesneuveld tijdens de Slag van Magersfontein The Burial Place, at Modder River, of the Highlanders who fell at Maagersfontein, S. Africa (titel op object), RP-F-F09093

QF 4.7 inch field guns Boer War LOC 3a48781

Battle of Magersfontein USLoC

Black Watch at Magersfontein

Boer War; wounded soldiers greeted with sympathy at Modder R Wellcome V0015538

CATON WOODVILLE jr. (1899) The Last Stand

Modder River pontoon bridge

Boer War; bringing in the wounded after Magersfontein. Repro Wellcome V0015539

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1899	Siege of Kimberley	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1899	Battle of Modder River	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1899	Battle of Magersfontein	battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1920	South African Air Force	air force	Wikidata
site	museum		Magersfontein	military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Boer War; Boers tending the wounded British at Magersfontein Wellcome V0015509EL		Commons
commons	image		KoosDeLaRey		Commons
commons	image		Mannen op een begraafplaats voor Britse soldaten die zijn gesneuveld tijdens de Slag van Magersfontein The Burial Place, at Modder River, of the Highlanders who fell at Maagersfontein, S. Africa (titel op object), RP-F-F09093		Commons
commons	image		QF 4.7 inch field guns Boer War LOC 3a48781		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Magersfontein USLoC		Commons
commons	image		Black Watch at Magersfontein		Commons
commons	image		Boer War; wounded soldiers greeted with sympathy at Modder R Wellcome V0015538		Commons
commons	image		CATON WOODVILLE jr. (1899) The Last Stand		Commons
commons	image		Modder River pontoon bridge		Commons
commons	image		Boer War; bringing in the wounded after Magersfontein. Repro Wellcome V0015539		Commons