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Battle of Willow Grange

Battle of Willow Grange was a battle fought on 23 November 1899 in what is now South Africa. The recorded result: Boer Victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 against 2,000.

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Fought23 November 1899
WhereSouth Africa29.104S, 29.926E
OutcomeBoer Victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandagainstSouth African Republic (Transvaal)
Casualties and losses115 killed, 49 woundedand2 killed, 2 wounded

Record

Date23 November 1899
PlaceSouth Africa
29.104S, 29.926E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength3,0002,000
Casualties and losses115 killed, 49 wounded2 killed, 2 wounded
Commanders
  • Walter Kitchener
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Elsewhere in 1899

Battle of Willow Grange 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 Q20618868, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Willow Grange, revision 1370594043, 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.