Derdepoort massacre
| Derdepoort massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Second Anglo-Boer War | |
| Location | South African Republic |
| Date | 25 November 1899 |
| Deaths | 2 Women |
| Injured | 17 women and children were captured. |
| Perpetrators | Bechuanaland of Chief |
The Derdepoort massacre occurred on 25 November 1899 in South African Republic on the border with the British Bechuanaland Protectorate. Some of the Bechuanaland , under their chief Lentshwe and in alliance with the British under Colonel G. L. Holdsworth, attacked a Boer laager (wagon fort). Two women were killed, and 17 women and children taken captive.[1]
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References[]
- ^ Van Heyningen, Elizabeth., The Concentration Camps of the Anglo-Boer War, A Social History. Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd. Auckland Park, Johannesburg. 2013. Page 112 - 113
Categories:
- 1899 in military history
- 1899 in South Africa
- Mass murder in 1899
- November 1899 events
- Massacres in the 1890s
- Massacres in South Africa
- Second Boer War crimes