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. Lord Roberts subsequently ordered a division under Lieutenant General Thomas Kelly-Kenny to attack the position from the front, while Lieutenant General 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. The following two months saw Lord Roberts control the entire Orange Free State after driving the Boers out of Bloemfontein.
British Order of Battle + Order of BattleInfantry unitsMounted units1st Battalion Coldstream Guards2nd Dragoons 1st Battalion Essex Regiment6th Dragoons1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders14th Hussars2nd Battalion East Kent Regiment12th Lancers1st Battalion Oxfordshire Light Infantry Regiment16th Lancers1st Battalion Welch RegimentRoyal Horse Guards1st Battalion Yorkshire Regiment1st Battalion Life Guards2nd Battalion Life Guards
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