Battle of Magersfontein

Date: December 11, 1899 • Location: Ritchie, South Africa

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1899–1902.

Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein, Boers defeated British forces trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

The Second Boer War was a conflict fought between 1899 and 1902 between the British Empire and the Boer republics, triggered by the discovery of gold in the Transvaal, specifically the Witwatersrand gold fields, and the ensuing political dispute over the voting rights of British expatriates (Uitlanders).