Battle of Dimawe

Battle of Dimawe
Date	August 1852 over the course of 3–7 days
Location	Dimawe Hill, outside Mmankgodi, Kweneng District, 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Gaborone, Botswana24°45′43″S 25°37′49″E
Result	Initial Boer victory; Later Batswana victory
Belligerents
Various Batswana (Bakwena, Batlokwa, Balete, and Bahurutshe) tribal warriors	Voortrekkers
Commanders and leaders
Kgosi Setshele I	Andries Pretorius
Strength
3,000+	1,000+ men
Casualties and losses
60 dead	38 dead
	Location within Botswana

The Battle of Dimawe was fought between several Batswana tribes and the Boers in August 1852. Under the command of Kgosi Setshele I of the Bakwena tribe, the Batswana were victorious at Dimawe Hill.

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