Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Ignatius Stephanus Ferreira

Battles of Ignatius Stephanus Ferreira

Boer War general (1844-1900)

Ignatius Stephanus Ferreira is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1899 and 1900: 3 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day South Africa. Taken in date order, the sites lie 85 km apart end to end, 28 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Second Boer War (4).

Siege of KimberleyBattle of Modder RiverBattle of MagersfonteinBattle of PaardebergSiege of KimberleyBattle of Modder RiverBattle of PaardebergBloemfonteinMaseruWelkomKroonstadMafetangBloemhofBrandfortPrieskaKurumanMohales Hoek200 km28.889S, 24.860E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1899: 3 engagements3 in 18991900: 1 engagements18991900
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Kimberley, 1899Battle of Modder River, 1899Battle of Magersfontein, 1899Battle of Paardeberg, 190018991900
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
14 October 1899Siege of KimberleyKimberley, South AfricaBritish victory
28 November 1899Battle of Modder RiverModder River, South Africa36 km SBritish victory
11 December 1899Battle of MagersfonteinMagersfontein, South Africa10 km NEBoer victory
18 February 1900Battle of PaardebergSouth Africa38 km EAnglo-Canadian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.