Battle of Ysterspruit
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The Battle of Ysterspruit was a Second Boer War engagement in 1902 in which Boer forces under General Koos de la Rey ambushed and defeated a British column in the western Transvaal.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Ysterspruit (Tweebosch area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedForce |
Boer mounted riflemen
ⓘ
British mounted troops ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Boer forces
ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ |
| captured | Lord Methuen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Boer commandos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British column ⓘ |
| commander |
Koos de la Rey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Methuen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Boer War ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial war engagement ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | South African Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1902-02-25 ⓘ |
| followedBy | later guerrilla actions in Western Transvaal ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| location |
Transvaal Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Transvaal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
capture of a British general
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successful Boer ambush of British column ⓘ |
| partOf |
Second Boer War
NERFINISHED
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guerrilla phase of the Second Boer War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Tweebosch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North West Province (modern South Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Boer victory ⓘ |
| tactic | ambush ⓘ |
| theatre | Western Transvaal campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wounded | Lord Methuen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1902 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
Koos de la Rey