Slag van Magersfontein / Battle of Magersfontein

Slag van Magersfontein - 11 Dec 1899

Battle of Magersfontein - 11 Dec 1899

Die Slag van Magersfontein het 'n beroemde oorwinning geword vir die Boeremagte tydens die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog. Hierdie slag het een van 'n driestuks neerlae deur die Britse magte (saam met Colenso en Stormberg) uitgemaak wat in Brittanje as die Swart Week bekend gestaan het. Die slag het gevolg na drie opeenvolgende nederlae (Belmont, Graspan en Twee Riviere (aan die Engelse bekend as die slag van Modderrivier)) wat deur die Boeremagte gelei is in hul poging om Lord Methuen se opmars om Kimberley te ontset, te stuit. Die slagveld is naby die N12 nasionale pad. http://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slag_van_Magersfontein

The Battle of Magersfontein[Note 1] (/ˈmɑːxərsfɒnteɪn/ MAH-khərs-fon-tayn) was fought on 11 December 1899, at Magersfontein near Kimberley on the borders of the Cape Colony and the independent republic of the Orange Free State. British forces under Lieutenant General Lord Methuen were advancing north along the railway line from the Cape in order to relieve the Siege of Kimberley, but their path was blocked at Magersfontein by a Boer force that was entrenched in the surrounding hills. The British had already fought a series of battles with the Boers, most recently at Modder River, where the advance was temporarily halted. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Magersfontein

Die doel van die projek is om soveel moontlik profiele wat gesneuwel het tydens die Slag van Magersfontein , by te voeg.

The purpose of this projects is to add as many profiles possible of people who died at the battle of Magersfontein.

A

• Johannes Marthinus Ackerman 1875-1899

B

• Barend Hendrik Beukes 1849 to 1899. (TAB MHG O/16853)

• Paul Hendrik Botha 1881 to 1899.

• Schalk Willem Burger 1869-1899
• Christiaan Jacobus Burger circa 1879-1899
• Andries Johannes Burger 1872-1899

C

• George Christoffel Lourens Claassen 1880 to 1966.
• George Nicolaas Claassen 1848 to 1901.
• Johannes Theodorus Claassen 1878 to 1947.
• Nicolaas Petrus Claassen 1876 to 1900.

D

• Hendrik Johannes de Kock 1872 to 1899.

• Johannes Marthinus de Wet 1846-1899

• Adriaan Petrus Johannes Diederichs 1841 to 1899.

E

F

• Ernst Hendrik Fouche 1880 to 1899.

G

H

• Stephanus George Hauptfleisch 1863 to 1899.

• Hermanus Philippus Hennenman 1875 to 1899.
• Petrus Ferdinand Hennenman 1873 to 1899.

I

J

• Theunis Jacobus Petrus Jacobs 1852 to 1899. (KAB MOOC 6/9/463 - 4175 )

• Jan Frederick Joachim Janeke 1851 to 1899. (TAB MHG O/17049)

• Johannes Jacobus Janse van Rensburg 1857 to 1899.

• Casper Hendrik Joubert 1880 to 1899. ( TAB MHG 3055 )
• Jan Hendrik Joubert 1873 to 1899. (VAB MHG J503)

K

L

• Jan Frederick Labuschagne 1873-1899 (VAB MHG L555 )

• Tieleman Lambrecht 1867 to 1899.

• Carolus Philippus le Roux 1859 to 1899.

M

N

• Burgert Adriaan Naude 1859 to 1899. (VAB MHG N494)
• Sarel David Jacobus Naude 1866 to 1899. (VAB MHG N973)

O

P

• Gerrit Hendrik Prinsloo 1881 to 1899.

Q

R

S

• Matthys Johannes Snyman 1868 to 1899.

T

U

V

• Willem Jacobus Van Der Merwe 1844 to 1899. (VAB MHG 16930)

• Johannes Petrus van der Walt 1863-1899

• Hermanus Albertus van der Westhuizen 1865 to 1899.

• Michiel van Niekerk 1864 to 1899.
• Paul Hendrik Fick van Niekerk 1879 to 1899.
• Reinier Willem van Niekerk 1867 to 1899. (VAB MHG N489)
• Theodorus Ernst van Niekerk 1858 to 1899.

• Jacobus Christoffel van Tonder 1833 to 1899.

• Gabriel Nicolaas Venter circa 1867 -1899.

• Francois Petrus Cornelius Viljoen 1879 to 1971.

W

• Major General Andrew Wauchope 1846-1899

• Cornelis Arnoldus Welman 1870 to 1899.

• Louis Johannes Albertus Wessels 1861 to 1899.