Battle of Driefontein

Battle of Driefontein
Part of Second Boer War
Date 10 March 1900 Location near Bloemfontein, Orange Free State Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	South African Republic  Orange Free State
Commanders and leaders
Lord Roberts Robert George Broadwood Thomas Kelly-Kenny[1]	Christiaan de Wet
Strength
Unknown	~6,000 men 2 Vickers guns[1]
Casualties and losses
82 killed 342 wounded[2]	102 killed 22 POW[2]

The Battle of Driefontein on 10 March 1900 followed on the Battle of Poplar Grove in the Second Boer War between the British Empire and the Boer republics, in what is now South Africa. In the first half of 1900, the British made an offensive towards the two Boer republic capitals of Bloemfontein and Pretoria.^{[citation needed]}