Battle of Boshof
| Battle of Boshof | |||||||
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| Part of Second Boer War | |||||||
French postcard depicting The glorious death of Comte de Villebois-Mareuil at the Battle of Boshof, 1900 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lord Chesham | Comte de Villebois-Mareuil † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 750 men | 120 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3 killed & 10 wounded |
11 killed 64 captured & wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Boshof was fought during the Second Boer War on 5 April 1900 between British forces and mostly French volunteers of the Boer army.