Battle of Belmont (1899)
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| Battle of Belmont | |||||||
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| Part of Second Boer War | |||||||
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 United Kingdom |
 Transvaal Republic |
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| Commanders | |||||||
| Lord Methuen | J. Prinsloo | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 8,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 397 | 100 | ||||||
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The Battle of Belmont is the name of an engagement of the Second Boer War in the town of Belmont, 23 November 1899, where the British under Lord Methuen assaulted a Boer position on a near by hill, the Boers under Commander J. Prinsloo fled along the train line to the next station at Graspan
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Coordinates: 30°1′0″S 26°58′0″E / 30.01667°S 26.96667°E
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