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Kraaipan, Action at
Battle Name : Kraaipan, Action at
Date(s) : 12 October 1899 - 13 October 1899
Part of : The 2nd Boer War (or Three Years War) ,
Outcome : A victory for Boer (Transvaal) forces over British Colonial forces
Type of battle : Land
Summary
The first action of the 2nd Boer war.
De La Rey's Commando took the Station at Kraaipan on the railway to Mafeking, destroying the lines. The following day, an armoured train with 13 Mashonaland Police under Lieutenant R.C. Nesbit was overrun.
