Siege of Rustenburg
The siege of Rustenburg was a siege that took place between 1880 and 1881 during the First Boer War. Boer forces of the South African Republic carried out the siege on Rustenburg, a British-controlled city inside of the Transvaal Colony, and captured it after three months.
| Siege of Rustenburg | |||||||
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| Part of First Boer War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom | South African Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Cap. Auchinleck 2Lt. Despard | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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21st Royal Scots Fusiliers Rustenburg Rifle Volunteers | unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 62-70+ | 600 | ||||||
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