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Battle of Biddulphsberg

Battle of Biddulphsberg was a battle fought on 29 May 1900 in what is now South Africa. The recorded result: Boer victory. Recorded strength: ~4,000 men against 400 Boers.

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Fought29 May 1900
WhereSouth Africa28.317S, 27.600E
OutcomeBoer victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandagainstOrange Free State

Record

Date29 May 1900
PlaceSouth Africa
28.317S, 27.600E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength~4,000 men400 Boers
Commanders
  • Leslie Rundle
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Elsewhere in 1900

Battle of Biddulphsberg is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 92 in present-day South Africa.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888144, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Biddulphsberg, revision 1370434269, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.