The Battle of Driefontein on 10 March 1900 followed the Battle of Poplar Grove (7 March 1900) and was the last attempt by the Boers at halting the advance of the British forces on Bloemfontein. Driefontein was a farm in the Orange Free State just south of the Modder River.
Commandants de Wet and de la Rey commanded the Boers with Lieutenant-General Kelly-Kenny in command of the British Forces. Driefontein was the central position of a 7 km line, and through a frontal attack the British forced the Boers into action.
Although the Boer positions on the flanks of the line were not threatened, de Wet was totally outnumbered and ordered the Boers to retreat. British losses were 80 killed and over 300 wounded. Boer losses were over 100 either killed or wounded.
