Battle of Hart's River | |||||||
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Part of Second Boer War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom Canada | South African Republic | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Walter Kitchener Colonel Cookson Bruce Carruthers |
Jan Kemp Koos de la Rey | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,800+ | 2,500+ | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
33 killed 126 wounded 70 missing | No definitive numbers |
The Battle of Hart's River, also known as the Battle of Boschbult, was fought near the end of the Second Boer War on March 31, 1902.[1]