by Patrick Armstrong | Feb 5, 2020 | Activities, On This Day, South African War 1899 - 1902
Guided by National Scouts, part of Colonels Kekewich and Hickie’s force, consisting of 634 men with a pom-pom, under Major H.P. Leader, surprised a laager of Commandant Sarel Alberts at Gruisfontein, 24 km east of Lichtenburg. The Boers’ losses were eight men...
