Battle of Paardeberg
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The Battle of Paardeberg or Perdeberg was a major battle during the Second Anglo-Boer War. It was fought near Paardeberg Drift on the banks of the Modder River in the Orange Free State near Kimberley.
Sketch depicting British and Boer positions at Paardeberg Drift
Cavalry from Major-General John French's division crosses the Modder River on their way to relieve Kimberley
General Piet Cronjé, commander of the Boer forces at Paardeberg Drift
British forces assaulting Boer positions on Bloody Sunday. British mounted infantry are depicted below, with Boer positions seen further in the background.
Orange Free State
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The Orange Free State was an independent Boer sovereign republic under British suzerainty in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, which ceased to exist after it was defeated and surrendered to the British Empire at the end of the Second Boer War in 1902. It is one of the three historical precursors to the present-day Free State province.
Marthinus Pretorius