Battle of Holkrans

The Battle of Holkrans or Holkrantz (6 May 1902) took place at Holkrans, near Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa during the second Anglo-Boer War.

Battle of Holkrans
Part of Anglo-Boer War
Date 6 May 1902 Location Holkrans, South Africa 27°35′16″S 30°46′1″E Result Zulu victory
Belligerents
Boers	Zulu Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Veldkornet Jan Potgieter	Sikhobobho
Strength
73	300
Casualties and losses
56 killed	52 killed
Location within KwaZulu-Natal Battle of Holkrans (South Africa)

History

To stop the raids operated by the Boers on their cattle and crops as a punishment for helping the British, the leader of the abaQulusi, Sikhobobho, responded by assembling his forces and attacked the commando camp at the foot of Holkrans hill. The Zulus attacked at night, and in a mutual bloodbath, the Boers lost 56 killed and 3 wounded, while the Africans suffered 52 killed and 48 wounded.[1] This battle was the last victory of the abaQulusi to date.[2]

Further reading

• Ian Knight, Companion to the Anglo-Zulu War, Pen and Sword militayr, UK, 2008
• Pakenham, Thomas (1979). The Boer War. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-394-42742-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Military History of South Africa

References

1. Pakenham 1979, p. 601.
2. Ian Knight, Companion to the Anglo-Zulu War, 2008