Battle of Groenkloof
In the Battle of Groenkloof on 5 September 1901, a British column under Colonel Harry Scobell defeated and captured a small Boer commando led by Commandant Lötter in the Cape Colony during the Second Boer War.
| Battle of Groenkloof | |||||||
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| Part of Second Boer War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom | Boers from Cape Colony | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Colonel Harry Scobell | Commandant Johannes Cornelius Jacobus (Hans) Lötter | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1100 | 130 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 10 killed, unknown number wounded | 13 killed, 46 wounded, 61 captured | ||||||
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