| Battle of Middelfontein | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Second Boer War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Kingdom |
 South African Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gen. George G. Cunningham Gen. James Melville Babington |
Commandant Potgieter Koos de la Rey | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,000+ | 500+ | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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12 killed 47 wounded 3 missing |
6 killed 19 wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Middelfontein was a Boer War battle fought from 22 to 25 January 1901, near Rustenburg in the Northern Transvaal region.[1] A column of British forces under General Cunningham were marching to Vlakfontein to cut off Boer forces under De la Rey when they were attacked by commandos near Middelfontein farm.[2]
The battle was small but significant, as it was the first battle fought under the reign of the new King Edward VII.[2]
- ^ Pakenham, Thomas (1979). The Boer War. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
- ^ a b Gage, Moreton Foley (1906). Records of the Dorset Yeomanry. Dorset County Chroncial Printing. pp. 135–136 – via Internet Archive.