Battle of Holkrans

The Battle of Holkrans or Holkrantz (6 May 1902) took place at Holkrans, near Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa during the second Anglo-Boer War.

Battle of Holkrans
Part of Anglo-Boer War
Date6 May 1902
Location
Holkrans, South Africa
27°35′16″S 30°46′1″E
Result Zulu victory
Belligerents
Boers Zulu Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Veldkornet Jan Potgieter Sikhobobho
Strength
73 300
Casualties and losses
56 killed 52 killed
Location within KwaZulu-Natal
Battle of Holkrans (South Africa)

History

To stop the raids operated by the Boers 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 Africans suffered 52 killed and 48 wounded.[1] This battle was the last victory of the abaQulusi to date.[2]

Further reading
  • Ian Knight, Companion to the Anglo-Zulu War, Pen and Sword militayr, UK, 2008
  • Pakenham, Thomas (1979). The Boer War. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-394-42742-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Military History of South Africa

References
  1. Pakenham 1979, p. 601.
  2. Ian Knight, Companion to the Anglo-Zulu War, 2008
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