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Battle of Driefontein
Part of Second Boer War
Date10 March 1900
Location{{{place}}}
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland  South African Republic
 Orange Free State
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Lord Roberts Orange Free State Christiaan de Wet


The Battle of Driefontein on 10 March 1900 followed on the Battle of Poplar Grove in the Second Boer War between the British Empire and the Boer republics, in what is now South Africa.

Background[]

In the first half of 1900, the British made an offensive towards the two Boer republic capitals of Bloemfontein and Pretoria.

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