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The Battle of Belmont is the name of an engagement of the Second Boer War on 23 November 1899, where the British under Lord Methuen assaulted a Boer position on Belmont koppie.
Methuen's three brigades were on their way to raise the Boer siege of Kimberley. A Boer force of about 2,000 men had entrenched on the range of Belmont koppie to delay their advance. Methuen sent the Guards Brigade on a night march to outflank the Boers, but due to faulty maps the Grenadier Guards found themselves in front of the Boer position instead.
The Guards and the 9th Brigade assaulted the Boers over open ground, suffering about 200 casualties. Before the British came to use their bayonets, the Boers retreated by pony and re-formed in another entrenched position at Graspan, where the pattern was repeated and the British suffered another 197 casualties while driving away the Boers.
Date: 23 November 1899
Location: Belmont Koppie, Orange Free State
Result: British Victory
Boer Commandos
Commanders and Leaders
- Commandant Joachim Petrus Nicolaas Prinsloo 1864 - 1902 (Verkluimkop)
- General Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey 1847 - 1914
*Commandant GF Lubbe
Strength: 2000
Casualties and losses
Slight
Casualties
A
- Allison Jacobus Johannes
- Age: 17
- Commando: Boshoff
- Buried: Magersfontein
B
- Barnard Jacobus
- Age: 28
- Address: Witbank, Vredefort
- Commando: Kroonstad
- Bekker Jurgens Johannes
- Age: 32
- Address: Welgeval
- Commando: Jacobsdal
- Bester Jacobus A
- Commando: Jacobsdal
- Bosman W
- Commando: Boshof
- Bothma Jan
- Age: 28
- Commando: Bloemfontein
- Britz Rudolf Johannes (Dolf)
- Age: 39
- Address: Wintersdraai
- Commando: Boshof
- Buys William Edward
C
- Claasens Arrie Willem
- Age: 35
- Address: Boesmansfontein, Boshof
- Buried: Magersfontein Monument
- Cronje NS
- Buried: Magersfontein from Belmont
- Cronje Pieter Willem
- Age: 38
- Address: Rondefontein, Fauresmith
- Commando: Fauresmith
- Buried: Magersfontein Monument
D
- de Beer Dirk Johannes
- Age: 28
- Address: Boesmanpan
- Commando: Boshof
- Buried: Magersfontein from Monument Farm
- de Bruin Piet
- Age: 18
- Address: Dist Boshof
- Commando: Boshof
- Buried: Magersfontein Monument from Monument Farm
- du Plessis Stephanus Philippus
- Commando: Hoopstad
- Buried: Magersfontein from Monument Farm
- du Toit Daniel Carl
- Age: 29
- Address: Bleomfontein
- Commando: Bloemfontein
- du Toit Jacobus S
- Commando: Boshof
- du Toit Petrus
- Address: Jacobsdal
- Commando: Jacobsdal
E
- Ebersohn Petrus Hendrik
- Age: 31
- Address: Winburg
- Commando: Winburg
- (VAB MHG E782)
- Johannes Christoffel Erasmus
- Age: 41
- (VAB MHG E754)
G
- Age: 19
- Address: Leeuwfontein
- Commando: Boshof
- Buried: Magersfontein Monument
- Geyer Willem
- Address: Jacobsdal
- Commando: Jacobsdal
- Groenewald Coenraad Jacobus
- Age: 22
- Address: Klippiesdam, Boshof
- Commando: Boshof
- Buried: Magersfontein from Monument Farm
H
- Helmbolt PW
- Age: 33
- Commando: Waterberg
- Buried: Magersfontein Monument from Monument Farm
- Hattingh Sybrand L
- Buried: Magersfontein Monument
J
- Age: 36
- Address: "Palmietkuil", Winburg, Free State
- Joubert Francois
- Age: 28
- Address: Paardeplaats, Potchefstroom
- Commando: Potchefstroom
- Buried: Magersfontein from Monument Farm
K
- Martin Johannes Knoetze 1856 - 1899
- Age: 45
- Commando: Boshof
- Buried: Magersfontein from Belmont
- Kruger Jan G F
- Commando: Boshof
L
- Lombaard Abraham
- Age: 35
- Address: Slapkraal, Boshof
- Commando: Boshof
- Lotz Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus
- Age: 31
- Address: Rooiplaas, Boshof
- Commando: Boshof
- Buried: Endor, Boshof
- Lourens Johannes W
- Age: 17
- Address: Houtnek, Boshof
- Commando: Boshof
M
- Meijer Petrus Frederik
- Age: 26
- Address: Meyersfontein, Boshof
- Commando: Boshof
- Mienie PC
- Commando: Boshof
N
- Nagel Rudolf (Dolf)
- Age: 55
- Commando: Hoopstad
- Buried: Magersfontein Monument from Monument Farm
- Nagel JP
- Commando: Hoopstad
- Nel Ignatius JC
- Commando: Winburg
- Buried: Belmont
O
- Orsmond WG
- Commando: OFS Artillery
- Buried: Magersfontein Monument
P
- Pretorius Abraham Paulus
- Age: 38
- Address: Doornfontein, Distrik Winburg
- Commando: Winburg
S
- Scott Willem E
- Age: 43
- Address: Welgevonden, Winburg
- Commando: Boshof
- Smit Christoffel Johannes
- Age: 31
- Address: Groenpunt, Boshof
- Commando: Boshof
- Steyn Marthinus
- Age: 34
- Address: Kleinfontein, Distrik Winburg
- Commando: Winburg
- Swart Jacobus Johannes Nicolaas
- Age: 19/21
- Address: Houtnek, Boshof
- Commando: Boshof
- Buried: Magersfontein Monument
V
- van der Merwe Francois Nicolaas
- Age: 23
- Address: Nelsdam, Fauresmith
- Commando: Fauresmith
- van Dyk Gideon
- Age: 25
- Address: Distrik Boshof
- Commando: Boshof
- Buried: Magersfontein Monument from Monument
- van Niekerk Schalk Willem Jacobus
- Age: 40
- Address: Concordia, Winburg
- Commando: Winburg
- van Schalkwyk PJB
- Commando: Fauresmith
- Buried: Magersfontein from Belmont
- van Wyk Adriaan Jacobus
- Age: 21
- Address: Oliviersfontein, Distrik Boshof
- Commando: Boshof
- Buried: Magersfontein Monument from Monument Farm
- Vorster Johannes Antonie
- Age: 37
- Address: Zoutpansdrift, Boshof
- Commando: Boshof
- Vosloo Carel Johannes
- Age: 22
- Address: Lemoenfontien, Hoopstad
- Commando: Hoopstad
Commonwealth Troops
Commanders and Leaders
- Lord Paul Sanford Methuen 1845 - 1932
Strength: 8000
Casualties and losses
200
B
- Lieutenant Robert Walter Maxwell Brine 1875 - 23 November 1899
- Age: 24
- Regiment: 1/Northumberland Fusiliers
E
- Captain Edward Boaz Eagar 1860 - 23 November 1899
- Age: 39
- Regiment: 1/Northumberland Fusiliers
P
- Guardsman Robert George Perkins 1876 - 23 November 1899
- Age: 23
- Regiment: 1st Scotts Guards
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