The Battle of Holkrans or Holkrantz (6 May 1902) took place at Holkrans, near
Vryheid
Vryheid ( zu, IVryheid) is a coal mining and cattle ranching town in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Vryheid is the Afrikaans word for "freedom".
History
After Boer farmers, who lived in the Vryheid area, had helped King Dinuzulu defeat his ...
in
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is locate ...
,
South Africa
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during the second
Anglo-Boer War
The Second Boer War ( af, Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, the Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics (the Sout ...
.
History
To stop the raids operated by the
Boers
Boers ( ; af, Boere ()) are the descendants of the Dutch-speaking Free Burghers of the eastern Cape frontier in Southern Africa during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. From 1652 to 1795, the Dutch East India Company controlled this area ...
on their cattle and crops as a punishment for helping the British, the leader of the
abaQulusi, Sikhobobho, responded by assembling his forces and attacked the commando camp at the foot of Holkrans hill. The Zulus attacked at night, and in a mutual bloodbath, the Boers lost 56 killed and 3 wounded, while the Zulus suffered 52 killed and 48 wounded. This battle was the last victory of the abaQulusi to date.
[Ian Knight, ''Companion to the Anglo-Zulu War'', 2008]
Further reading
*
Ian Knight, ''Companion to the Anglo-Zulu War'', Pen and Sword military, UK, 2008
*
External links
* Military History of South Afric
References
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History of KwaZulu-Natal
May 1902 events
Zulu history
Holkrans
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