Battle of Middelfontein
| Battle of Middelfontein | |||||||
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| Part of Second Boer War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom | South African Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gen. George G. Cunningham Gen. James Melville Babington |
Commandant Potgieter Koos de la Rey | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,000+ | 500+ | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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12 killed 47 wounded 3 missing |
6 killed 19 wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Middelfontein was a Boer War battle fought from 22 to 25 January 1901, near Rustenburg in the Northern Transvaal region. A column of British forces under General Cunningham were marching to Vlakfontein to cut off Boer forces under De la Rey when they were attacked by commandos near Middelfontein farm.
The battle was small but significant, as it was the first battle fought under the reign of the new King Edward VII.