siege, nineteenth century
Siege of Rustenburg
Siege of Rustenburg was a siege conducted on 27 December 1880 at Rustenburg, in what is now South Africa. It was part of First Boer War, which ran from 1880 to 1881. The recorded result: Boer victory. Recorded strength: 62–70+ against 600.
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Record
| Date | 27 December 1880 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Rustenburg, South Africa 25.667S, 27.234E | |
| Part of | First Boer War (1880 to 1881) | |
| Kind | Siege, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Boer victory | |
| Belligerents | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | South African Republic |
| Commanders | Cap. Auchinleck; 2Lt. Despard | Unknown |
| Strength | 62–70+ | 600 |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Nooitgedacht 1900, 39 km
- Battle of Elands River 1900, 53 km
- Battle of Elandsfontein 1881, 81 km
- Battle of Ventersdorp 1991, 83 km
- Battle of Doornkop 1896, 86 km
In the same war
- Before: Action at Bronkhorstspruit 20 December 1880
- After: Siege of Lydenburg 6 January 1881
- All 9 engagements of First Boer War
Elsewhere in 1880
- Battle of Maiwand Afghanistan
- Battle of Geok Tepe Turkmenistan
- Battle of Tacna Peru
- Battle of Kandahar Afghanistan
- Battle of Los Corrales Argentina
Siege of Rustenburg 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 Q15693966, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Rustenburg, revision 1370744863, 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.