Battle of Diamond Hill
1900 battle of the Second Boer War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Diamond Hill (Donkerhoek) (Afrikaans: Slag van Donkerhoek) was an engagement of the Second Boer War that took place on 11 and 12 June 1900 in central Transvaal.
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Battle of Diamond Hill | |||||||
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Part of Second Boer War | |||||||
The Charge of the City of London Imperial Volunteers ('CIVs') and Coldstreams at the Battle of Diamond Hill, after a drawing by William Barnes Wollen | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
South African Republic Orange Free State | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lord Roberts John French Ian Hamilton Reginald Pole-Carew |
Louis Botha Koos de la Rey | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
20,000 men and 83 guns[1] | up to 6,000 men and 30 guns[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
28 killed and 145 wounded[1] |
about 30 killed and wounded Several captured[1] |
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