Battle of Sandfontein

Battle of Sandfontein
	Part of the South West Africa Campaign of World War I
	; German sergeant shortly before the Battle of Sandfontein.
Date	26 September 1914
Location	Sandfontein, German South West Africa
Result	German victory
Belligerents
Germany; German Southwest Africa;	United Kingdom South Africa;
Commanders and leaders
Joachim von Heydebreck	R.C. Grant (WIA); E.J. Welby
Strength
1,700 soldiers; 10 artillery pieces; 4 machine guns	237 officers; and soldiers; 2 cavalry squadrons; 2 artillery pieces; 2 machine guns
Casualties and losses
14 killed; 46 wounded	16 killed; 51 wounded; 205 captured

The Battle of Sandfontein was fought between the Union of South Africa on behalf of the British Imperial Government and the German Empire (modern-day Namibia) on 26 September 1914 at Sandfontein, during the first stage of the South West Africa Campaign of World War I, and ended in a German victory.

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