Battle of Boomplaats
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The Battle of Boomplaas (also referred to as the Battle of Boomplaats) was fought near Jagersfontein
at 29°50′39.18"S 25°36′11.42"E on August 29, 1848, between the British and the Boer
s. The British were led by Sir Harry Smith, while the Boers were led by Andries Pretorius
. The British were victorious.
Jagersfontein
Jagersfontein is a small town in the Free State province of South Africa. The original farm on which the town stands was once the property of a Griqua Jacobus Jagers, hence the name Jagersfontein. He sold the farm to CF Visser in 1854. A diamond rush started in 1870 after farmer JJ de Klerk found a...
at 29°50′39.18"S 25°36′11.42"E on August 29, 1848, between the British and the Boer
Boer
Boer is the Dutch and Afrikaans word for farmer, which came to denote the descendants of the Dutch-speaking settlers of the eastern Cape frontier in Southern Africa during the 18th century, as well as those who left the Cape Colony during the 19th century to settle in the Orange Free State,...
s. The British were led by Sir Harry Smith, while the Boers were led by Andries Pretorius
Andries Pretorius
Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius was a leader of the Boers who was instrumental in the creation of the Transvaal Republic, as well as the earlier but short-lived Natalia Republic, in present-day South Africa....
. The British were victorious.