Battle of Belmont (1899)

Battle of Belmont (1899)

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Belmont
partof=Second Boer War


caption=
date=23 November, 1899
place=Belmont, Orange Free State
casus=
territory=
result=British victory
combatant1=Great Britain
combatant2=flagicon|Transvaal Transvaal Republic
flagicon|Orange Free State Orange Free State
commander1=Lord Methuen
commander2=J. Prinsloo
strength1=8,000
strength2=2,000
casualties1=397
casualties2=100The Battle of Belmont is the name of an engagement of the Second Boer War in the town of Belmont, 23 November 1899, where the British under Lord Methuen assaulted a Boer position on a near by hill, the Boers under Commander J. Prinsloo fled along the train line to the next station at Graspan

References

* [http://www.britishbattles.com/great-boer-war/belmont-graspan.htm British Battle.com]

ee also

*Military history of South Africa


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