Occupation of Bloemfontein

Date: March 13, 1900 • Location: Bloemfontein, South Africa

British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer War.

Bloemfontein, also known as Bloem, is the capital and the largest city of the Free State province in South Africa. It is often, and has been traditionally, referred to as the country's "judicial capital", as it hosts the Supreme Court of Appeal, alongside the legislative capital Cape Town and executive capital Pretoria. However, the highest court in South Africa, the Constitutional Court, has been in Johannesburg since 1994.