Battle of Bakenlaagte

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Battle of Bakenlaagte
Part of the Second Boer War
Boer charge at Bakenlaagte
Date 30 October 1901 Location Bakenlaagte 26°20′51.05″S 29°8′1.04″E / 26.3475139°S 29.1336222°E / -26.3475139; 29.1336222 (Battle of Bakenlaagte) Result Boer Victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	South African Republic  Orange Free State
Commanders and leaders
Colonel G. E. Benson	General Louis Botha
Strength
210	900
Casualties and losses
73 killed 134 wounded	Approximately 14 killed including general Daniel Opperman[1] 48 wounded

The Battle of Bakenlaagte in Eastern Transvaal, South Africa, occurred on 30 October 1901 during the guerrilla phase of Anglo-Boer war of 1899–1902. The battle saw the Eastern Transvaal Boer commandos of Generals Johan Grobler, Coen Brits, Piet Viljoen and Louis Botha attack the rearguard of Colonel Benson's much feared No. 3 Flying Column while it was in marching formation to its base camp. On the Boer side general Daniel Opperman was killed in the engagement.^[1]The Bakenlaagte battlefield is located on the Kriel-Kinross road at the intersection of the R547 and R580 roads in Mpumalanga Province, just south of Matla Power Station.^[2]