Battle of Magersfontein
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battle-of-magersfontein-170-1966139
title:
Battle of Magersfontein
text:
The Battle of Magersfontein was fought on 11 December 1899, at Magersfontein, near Kimberley, South Africa, on the borders of the Cape Colony and the independent republic of the Orange Free State. British forces under Lieutenant General Lord Methuen were advancing north along the railway line from the Cape to relieve the siege of Kimberley, but their path was blocked at Magersfontein by a Boer force that was entrenched in the surrounding hills. The British had already fought a series of battles
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1899 battle of the Second Boer War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Magersfontein
date created:
2005-12-22T23:37:28Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T20:47:57Z
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13
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