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Battle of Boomplaats

Battle of Boomplaats was a battle fought on 29 August 1848 in what is now South Africa. It was part of Great Trek. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 1,200 against 300–500.

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Plan de la bataille de Boomplaats livrée entre les Boers et les Britanniques le 29 août 1848. Gravure d'époque.
Plan de la bataille de Boomplaats livrée entre les Boers et les Britanniques le 29 août 1848. Gravure d'époque.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought29 August 1848
WhereSouth Africa29.844S, 25.603E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandagainstBoers
Casualties and losses22 killed; 1 executedand9 killed; 1 executed
Part ofGreat Trek

Where it sits in Great Trek

Battle of Vegkop, 1836Battle of Italeni, 1838Battle of Blood River, 1838Battle of Boomplaats, 184818361848Battle of Boomplaats, 1848
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Record

Date29 August 1848
PlaceSouth Africa
29.844S, 25.603E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength1,200300–500
Casualties and losses22 killed; 1 executed9 killed; 1 executed
Commanders
  • Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet
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Battle of Boomplaats is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 78 in present-day South Africa.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888172, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Boomplaats, revision 1370434792, 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.