Battle of Diamond Hill

The Battle of Diamond Hill (Donkerhoek) (Afrikaans: Slag van Donkerhoek) was an engagement of the Second Boer War that took place on 11 and 12 June 1900 in central Transvaal.

Battle of Diamond Hill
Part of Second Boer War

The Charge of the City of London Imperial Volunteers ('CIVs') and Coldstreams at the Battle of Diamond Hill, after a drawing by William Barnes Wollen
Date11–12 June 1900
Location
Diamond Hill, near Pretoria, Transvaal
25°47′S 28°28′E
Result British victory
Belligerents

 British Empire

  •  United Kingdom
  •  Canada
  •  Queensland
  •  Victoria
  •  Western Australia
  •  South Australia
  •  Tasmania
  •  New South Wales
  South African Republic
 Orange Free State
Commanders and leaders
Lord Roberts
John French
Ian Hamilton
Reginald Pole-Carew		 Louis Botha
Koos de la Rey
Strength
20,000 men and 83 guns up to 6,000 men and 30 guns
Casualties and losses
28 killed and 145 wounded about 30 killed and wounded
Several captured
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