Battle of Bronkhorstspruit

December 20, 1880 · Bronkhorst Spruit

Result Boer victory

Boer fighters ambushed a British column marching to Pretoria. The British suffered heavy losses and surrendered, in one of the first clashes of the First Boer War.

British Empire

South African Republic

Strength and losses

Strength
250–300
Casualties
5–7