Atlas of Battles

war, 9 engagements

Battles of First Boer War

The atlas places 9 engagements of First Boer War (1880 to 1881): 6 battles and 3 sieges, all in present-day South Africa.

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Action at BronkhorstspruitSiege of RustenburgSiege of LydenburgSiege of MarabastadBattle of ElandsfonteinBattle of Laing's NekBattle of SchuinshoogteBattle of RooihuiskraalMajuba HillJohannesburgPretoriaMbabaneVereenigingKlerksdorpRustenburgVryheidMmabathoKroonstadLobamba200 km26.358S, 28.842E
9 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
20 December 1880Action at BronkhorstspruitBronkhorst Spruit, South AfricaBoer victory
27 December 1880Siege of RustenburgRustenburg, South AfricaBoer victory
6 January 1881Siege of LydenburgLydenburg, South AfricaBoer victory; Lydenburg is captured
11 January 1881Siege of MarabastadMarabastad, Pretoria, South AfricaBoer victory; Marabastad is captured
16 January 1881Battle of ElandsfonteinPretoria, South AfricaBoer victory
28 January 1881Battle of Laing's NekSouth AfricaBoer victory
8 February 1881Battle of SchuinshoogteIngogo, South AfricaBoer victory
12 February 1881Battle of RooihuiskraalCenturion, South AfricaBoer victory
27 February 1881Majuba HillSouth AfricaBoer victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within First Boer War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.