South African War
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Date |
11 January, 1879-23 March, 1881
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Location |
South Africa
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Result |
Stalemate
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Belligerents |
Orange Free State Transvaal Cape Boers KwaXhosa Kingdom
| Zululand United Kingdom
- Colony of Natal
Volkstaat German Empire
- German South-West Africa
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Commanders and leaders |
Piet Joubert Nicolaas J. Smit J.D. Weilbach Frans Joubert Piet Cronjé Johannes Brand Gordon Sprigg
| Cetshwayo kaMpande Ntshingwayo Khoza Dabulamanzi kaMpande Earl of Beaconsfield Sir Henry Bartle Frere Lord Chelmsford Gerrit Jacobus van Niekerk
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Strength |
88,000
| 79,000
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Casualties and losses |
4,500 killed in action; 9,000 dead from other causes; 8,510 wounded or missing
| 2,900 killed; 9,890 wounded; 9,790 missing
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