General Piet Cronjé

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1899

Every event in Historedia whose sources name General Piet Cronjé, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Battle of Modder River: British rout Boers at heavy cost

   1899

   Role: Boer Commander

   1. 128 November 1899 · Confluence of Modder and Riet RiversBattle of Modder River

      British forces under Lord Methuen forced Boers under General Cronjé to retreat to Magersfontein on 28 November 1899, sustaining heavy casualties.

Sources

1. Battle of Modder River Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21