Malaboch War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
South African Republic | Bahananwa (Xananwa) people | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Commandant-General Piet Joubert Commando Danie Theron | Chief Malaboch | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,760 (about 2,400 in total) | ~1,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Malaboch War (Afrikaans: Malaboch Oorlog) (1894) was between Chief Malaboch (Mmaleboho, Mmaleboxo) of the Bahananwa (Xananwa) people and the South African Republic (ZAR) Government led by Commandant-General Piet Joubert.[1] Malboch refused to pay taxes to the Transvaal after it was given back to the Boers in 1881 by the British, which resulted in a military drive against him by the South African Republic (ZAR).