Battle of Elandsfontein

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.

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1881 Battle of Elandsfontein

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1881 Siege of Marabastad

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1881 Battle of Rooihuiskraal

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1900 Battle of Silkaatsnek

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1900 Battle of Witpoort

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1902 Battle of Rooiwal

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1914 — 1915 Maritz Rebellion

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1862 — 1864 Transvaal Civil War

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Aftermath of the Battle of Elandsfontein during the First Boer War

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1852	South African Republic		Wikidata
class	building		Rice Pattern Blockhouse	fortification	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1881	Siege of Marabastad	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1881	Battle of Elandsfontein	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1881	Battle of Rooihuiskraal	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1900	Battle of Silkaatsnek	British Empire, battle, South African Republic, Orange Free State	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1900	Battle of Witpoort	battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1902	Battle of Rooiwal	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	Maritz Rebellion	rebellion	Wikidata
event	war	1862	Transvaal Civil War	civil war	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1968	Armscor	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1980	Milkor (Pty) Ltd	arms industry, business	Wikidata
site	fort	1897	Fort Schanskop	fort, architectural structure	Wikidata
site	fort	1897	Fort Wonderboompoort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1898	Fort Klapperkop	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1898	Fort Daspoortrant	fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1973	South African Air Force Museum	aviation museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2004	Freedom Park	history museum, military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Aftermath of the Battle of Elandsfontein during the First Boer War		Commons