Battle of Sandfontein

Battle of Sandfontein
Part of the South West Africa Campaign of World War I

German infantryman attacking South African cavalry during the battle
Date26 September 1914[1]
Location
Sandfontein, German South West Africa[1]
Result German victory[1]
Belligerents

 Germany

  South Africa
Commanders and leaders
Joachim von Heydebreck[1] Union of South Africa R.C. Grant  (WIA)
Union of South Africa E.J. Welby[2]
Strength
1,700 soldiers
10 artillery pieces
4 machine guns[1]		 237 officers
and soldiers
2 cavalry squadrons
2 artillery pieces
2 machine guns[3]
Casualties and losses
14 killed
46 wounded[2]		 16 killed
51 wounded
205 captured[2]

The Battle of Sandfontein was fought between the Union Defence Force of South Africa and the German Empire on 26 September 1914 at Sandfontein, during the first stage of the South West Africa Campaign of World War I. It ended in a German victory.

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  2. ^ a b c "The Battle of Sandfontein". Imperial Research. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. ^ Van Der Waag, Ian (16 August 2013). "Battle of Sandfontein". First World War Studies. 4 (2): 141–165. doi:10.1080/19475020.2013.828633. S2CID 216643718.