Battle of Driefontein

The Battle of Driefontein on 10 March 1900 followed on the Battle of Poplar Grove in the Second [Boer War] between the United Kingdom and the Boer republics, in what is now South Africa. In the first half of 1900, the British made an offensive towards the two Boer republic capitals of Bloemfontein and Pretoria.

Battle

The Boer forces under the command of Christiaan de Wet were holding a line covering the approach to Bloemfontein. Frederick [Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts|Lord Roberts] subsequently ordered a division under Lieutenant General Thomas Kelly-Kenny to attack the position from the front, while Lieutenant General Charles Tucker (British [Army officer)|Charles Tucker]'s division moved against its left flank. The Boers were subsequently forced to withdraw losing 124 men killed and captured, while the British lost 82 killed and 342 wounded.

Order of Battle