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Ambush at Bronkhorstspruit

When
20 December 1880
Where
Bronkhorstspruit river
Part of
First Boer War: Boer victory at Bronkhorstspruit

Boer forces ambushed and destroyed a British convoy near the Bronkhorstspruit river on 20 December 1880.

Lieutenant-Colonel Anstruther's column was returning to reinforce Pretoria when they were ambushed. The Boer commando, estimated at 200–300 men, destroyed the convoy, marking the first major engagement of the First Boer War.

Sources

  1. Battle of Bronkhorstspruit Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
  2. First Boer War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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