Battle of Modder River
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battle-of-modder-river-169-17618472
title:
Battle of Modder River
text:
The Battle of Modder River was an engagement in the Boer War, fought at Modder River, on 28 November 1899. A British column under Lord Methuen, that was attempting to relieve the besieged town of Kimberley, forced Boers under General Piet Cronjé to retreat to Magersfontein, but suffered heavy casualties altogether.
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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_Modder_River
date created:
2005-06-19T00:57:09Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T20:47:44Z
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13
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