Siege of Marabastad

Siege of Marabastad
Part of the First Boer War
Date11 January 1881 – 2 April 1881
Location
Marabastad Fort, British-occupied Transvaal (Transvaal Colony)
Result Boer victory; Marabastad is captured
Belligerents
 Britain  South African Republic
Commanders and leaders
Cap. E.S. Brook
Cap. Thompson
Lt. F.G.W. Jones
Lt. Gleniston		 Commandant Barend Vorster
Strength

50–60 men of the 94th Regiment
30 European volunteers
43–50 men from the Transvaal Mounted Police
Total:

123–140 soldiers		 100 men
Casualties and losses

5 killed

8 wounded		 Unknown

The siege of Marabastad was a siege of Fort Marabastad, in present day Limpopo, South Africa, carried out by the Boer Republic of Transvaal, starting on 11 January 1881, and ending with British surrender on 2 April 1881. It took place during the First Boer War, during which Boer forces besieged several British garrisons across the country.

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