Atlas of Battles

war, 9 engagements

Battles of First Boer War

The atlas places 9 engagements of First Boer War (1880 to 1881): 6 battles and 3 sieges, all in present-day South Africa.

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Siege of LydenburgSiege of MarabastadBattle of RooihuiskraalAction at BronkhorstspruitSiege of RustenburgBattle of ElandsfonteinBattle of Laing's NekBattle of SchuinshoogteMajuba HillAction at BronkhorstspruitSiege of RustenburgBattle of ElandsfonteinBattle of Laing's NekBattle of SchuinshoogteMajuba HillJohannesburgPretoriaMbabaneVereenigingKlerksdorpVryheidMmabathoKroonstadLobambaMbombela200 km26.358S, 28.842E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1880: 2 engagements1881: 7 engagements7 in 188118801881
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Action at Bronkhorstspruit, 1880Siege of Rustenburg, 1880Siege of Lydenburg, 1881Siege of Marabastad, 1881Battle of Elandsfontein, 1881Battle of Laing's Nek, 1881Battle of Schuinshoogte, 1881Battle of Rooihuiskraal, 1881Majuba Hill, 188118801881
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
20 December 1880Action at BronkhorstspruitBronkhorst Spruit, South AfricaBoer victory
27 December 1880Siege of RustenburgRustenburg, South AfricaBoer victory
6 January 1881Siege of LydenburgLydenburg, South AfricaBoer victory; Lydenburg is captured
11 January 1881Siege of MarabastadMarabastad, Pretoria, South AfricaBoer victory; Marabastad is captured
16 January 1881Battle of ElandsfonteinPretoria, South AfricaBoer victory
28 January 1881Battle of Laing's NekSouth AfricaBoer victory
8 February 1881Battle of SchuinshoogteIngogo, South AfricaBoer victory
12 February 1881Battle of RooihuiskraalCenturion, South AfricaBoer victory
27 February 1881Majuba HillSouth AfricaBoer victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within First Boer War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.