Kestell

Kestell

Kestell is a small maize farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. The town was established in 1905 by Reverend J. D. Kestell only 20km southeast from the site of the Second Boer War Battle of Groenkop. The battle took place on December 25 1901 when General Christiaan De Wet destroyed a British column.


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